FRAXE mutation in mentally retarded patients using the OxE18 probe.

  • Authors:
    • M V Mulatinho
    • J C Llerena
    • M M Pimentel
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  • Published online on: January 1, 2000     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.5.1.67
  • Pages: 67-76
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Abstract

The folate-sensitive fragile site FRAXE is located in proximal Xq28 of the human X chromosome and lies approximately 600 kb distal to the fragile X syndrome (FRAXA) fragile site at Xq27.3. Although FRAXA and FRAXE are indistinguishable by means of conventional cytogenetics, they can now be delineated at the molecular level and provides the basis for a proper diagnosis. The screening for CGG amplifications in the FMR1 gene was based on standard protocols using EcoRI digests on Southern blots and hybridization with the StB12.3 probe. The FRAXE mutation was analyzed by digestion with HindIII and the filters were probed with OxE20. We present the results of 144 patients referred for fragile X testing but negative for the FMR1 gene trinucleotide expansion, that were also screened for the FMR2 expansion. For FRAXE mutation a molecular protocol for OxE18 probe was used, in the DNA samples digested with EcoRI on the same blots as those used for detection of FRAXA. None of the patients tested were positive for the FRAXE expansion. This technique was successfully established into our laboratory routine showing the practical use of testing for FRAXA and FRAXE in a large series of patients.

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Mulatinho M, Llerena J and Pimentel M: FRAXE mutation in mentally retarded patients using the OxE18 probe.. Int J Mol Med 5: 67-76, 2000
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Mulatinho, M., Llerena, J., & Pimentel, M. (2000). FRAXE mutation in mentally retarded patients using the OxE18 probe.. International Journal of Molecular Medicine, 5, 67-76. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.5.1.67
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Mulatinho, M., Llerena, J., Pimentel, M."FRAXE mutation in mentally retarded patients using the OxE18 probe.". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 5.1 (2000): 67-76.
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Mulatinho, M., Llerena, J., Pimentel, M."FRAXE mutation in mentally retarded patients using the OxE18 probe.". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 5, no. 1 (2000): 67-76. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.5.1.67