Target gene analyses of 39 amelogenesis imperfecta kindreds
- 1 December 2011
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in European Journal of Oral Sciences
- Vol. 119 (s1), 311-323
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0722.2011.00857.x
Abstract
Chan H‐C, Estrella NMRP, Milkovich RN, Kim J‐W, Simmer JP, Hu JC‐C. Target gene analyses of 39 amelogenesis imperfecta kindreds. Eur J Oral Sci 2011; 119 (Suppl. 1): 311–323. © 2011 Eur J Oral Sci Previously, mutational analyses identified six disease‐causing mutations in 24 amelogenesis imperfecta (AI) kindreds. We have since expanded the number of AI kindreds to 39, and performed mutation analyses covering the coding exons and adjoining intron sequences for the six proven AI candidate genes [amelogenin (AMELX), enamelin (ENAM), family with sequence similarity 83, member H (FAM83H), WD repeat containing domain 72 (WDR72), enamelysin (MMP20), and kallikrein‐related peptidase 4 (KLK4)] and for ameloblastin (AMBN) (a suspected candidate gene). All four of the X‐linked AI families (100%) had disease‐causing mutations in AMELX, suggesting that AMELX is the only gene involved in the aetiology of X‐linked AI. Eighteen families showed an autosomal‐dominant pattern of inheritance. Disease‐causing mutations were identified in 12 (67%): eight in FAM83H, and four in ENAM. No FAM83H coding‐region or splice‐junction mutations were identified in three probands with autosomal‐dominant hypocalcification AI (ADHCAI), suggesting that a second gene may contribute to the aetiology of ADHCAI. Six families showed an autosomal‐recessive pattern of inheritance, and disease‐causing mutations were identified in three (50%): two in MMP20, and one in WDR72. No disease‐causing mutations were found in 11 families with only one affected member. We conclude that mutation analyses of the current candidate genes for AI have about a 50% chance of identifying the disease‐causing mutation in a given kindred.Keywords
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