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Intronic mutations in the L1CAM gene may cause X-linked hydrocephalus by aberrant splicing†‡

  1. Christian A. Hübner1,*,
  2. Barbara Utermann2,
  3. Sigrid Tinschert3,
  4. Gabriele Krüger4,
  5. Bernadette Ressler1,
  6. Cordula Steglich1,
  7. Albert Schinzel5,
  8. Andreas Gal1

Article first published online: 31 MAR 2004

DOI: 10.1002/humu.9242

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Human Mutation

Human Mutation

Volume 23, Issue 5, page 526, May 2004

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Hübner, C. A., Utermann, B., Tinschert, S., Krüger, G., Ressler, B., Steglich, C., Schinzel, A. and Gal, A. (2004), Intronic mutations in the L1CAM gene may cause X-linked hydrocephalus by aberrant splicing. Hum. Mutat., 23: 526. doi: 10.1002/humu.9242

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  1. 1

    Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany

  2. 2

    Institute of Medical Biology and Human Genetics, University of Innsbruck, Austria

  3. 3

    Department of Medical Genetics, Charitè, Berlin, Germany

  4. 4

    Department of Medical Genetics, University of Rostock, Germany

  5. 5

    Department of Medical Genetics, University of Zürich, Switzerland

*Institut für Humangenetik, Butenfeld 42, D-2259 Hamburg, Germany

  1. †

    Communicated by Mark H. Paalman

  2. ‡

    Online Citation: Human Mutation, Mutation in Brief #713 (2004) Onlinehttp://www3.interscience.wiley.com/homepages/38515/pdf/mutation/713.pdf

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 31 MAR 2004
  2. Article first published online: 31 MAR 2004
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 19 FEB 2004
  4. Manuscript Received: 23 SEP 2003

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Keywords:

  • L1 disease;
  • hydrocephalus;
  • X-linked;
  • L1CAM;
  • mutation analysis

Abstract

L1 disease is a clinically heterogeneous X-chromosomal neurodevelopmental disorder that is frequently associated with mental retardation and congenital hydrocephalus in males. It is caused by mutations in L1CAM that encodes a multifunctional transmembrane neuronal cell adhesion molecule. We report our findings on 6 novel intronic L1CAM sequence variants (c.523+5G>A, c.1123+1G>A, c.1547-13delC, c.3323-17dupG, c.3457+3A>T, and c.3457+18C>T), and a recurrent one (c.523+12C>T). While the pathogenic potential of nucleotide changes within the evolutionarily well-conserved splice consensus sequence (c.523+5G>A, c.1123+1G>A, and c.3457+3A>T) is widely accepted, it is not always straight forward to assess the disease relevance of intronic mutations, if they lie outside the consensus. The c.523+12C>T variant co-segregated with X-linked hydrocephalus in two unrelated families. In the mutated allele, a preferentially used novel splice donor site is generated that results in a frame shift due to insertion of the first 10 bp of intron 5 in the mature mRNA, a largely truncated protein, and most likely a functional null allele. The c.1547-13delC mutation creates a new acceptor site resulting in the insertion of 4 additional amino acids at the end of the immunoglobulin like domain 5. In contrast, c.3323-17dupG and c.3457+18C>T seem to be non-pathogenic L1CAM variants. © 2004 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

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