Title |
Evidence for non-homologous end joining and non-allelic homologous recombination in atypical NF1 microdeletions
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Published in |
Human Genetics, April 2004
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DOI | 10.1007/s00439-004-1101-2 |
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Authors |
Marco Venturin, Cristina Gervasini, Francesca Orzan, Angela Bentivegna, Lucia Corrado, Patrizia Colapietro, Alessandra Friso, Romano Tenconi, Meena Upadhyaya, Lidia Larizza, Paola Riva |
Abstract |
NF1 microdeletion syndrome is caused by haploinsufficiency of the NF1 gene and of gene(s) located in adjacent flanking regions. Most of the NF1 deletions originate by non-allelic homologous recombination between repeated sequences (REP-P and -M) mapped to 17q11.2, while the remaining deletions show unusual breakpoints. We performed high-resolution FISH analysis of 18 NF1 microdeleted patients with the aims of mapping non-recurrent deletion breakpoints and verifying the presence of additional recombination-prone architectural motifs. This approach allowed us to obtain the sequence of the first junction fragment of an atypical deletion. By conventional FISH, we identified 16 patients with REP-mediated common deletions, and two patients carrying atypical deletions of 1.3 Mb and 3 Mb. Following fibre-FISH, we identified breakpoint regions of 100 kb, which led to the generation of several locus-specific probes restricting the atypical deletion endpoint intervals to a few kilobases. Sequence analysis provided evidence of small blocks of REPs, clustered around the 1.3-Mb deletion breakpoints, probably involved in intrachromatid non-allelic homologous recombination (NAHR), while isolation and sequencing of the 3-Mb deletion junction fragment indicated that a non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) mechanism is implicated. |
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