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- Title
Glycerol kinase deficiency: Evidence for complexity in a single gene disorder.
- Authors
Dipple, K. M.; Zhang, Y.-H.; Huang, B.-L.; McCabe, L. L.; Dallongeville, J.; Inokuchi, T.; Kimura, M.; Marx, H. J.; Roederer, G. O.; Shih, V.; Yamaguchi, S.; Yoshida, I.; McCabe, E. R. B.
- Abstract
Glycerol kinase deficiency (GKD) occurs as part of an Xp21 contiguous gene syndrome or as isolated GKD. The isolated form can be either symptomatic with episodic metabolic and central nervous system (CNS) decompensation or asymptomatic with hyperglycerolemia and glyceroluria only. To better understand the pathogenesis of isolated GKD, we sought individuals with point mutations in the GK coding region and measured their GK enzyme activities. We identified six individuals with missense mutations: four (N288D, A305V, M428T, and Q438R) among males who were asymptomatic and two (D198G, R405Q) in individuals who were symptomatic. GK activity measured in lymphoblastoid cell lines or fibroblasts was similar for the symptomatic and the asymptomatic individuals. Mapping of the individuals' missense mutations to the three-dimensional structure of Escherichia coli GK revealed that the symptomatic individuals' mutations are in the same region as a subset of the mutations among the asymptomatic individuals, adjacent to the active-site cleft. We conclude that, like many other disorders, GK genotype does not predict GKD phenotype. We hypothesize that the phenotype of an individual with GKD is a complex trait influenced by additional, independently inherited genes.
- Subjects
GENETIC disorders; GENETIC mutation; LYMPHOBLASTOID cell lines; FIBROBLASTS; GENE mapping
- Publication
Human Genetics, 2001, Vol 109, Issue 1, p55
- ISSN
0340-6717
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s004390100545