Constitutive fragile sites 1p31, 3p14, 6q26, and 16q23 and their use as controls for false‐negative results with the fragile(X)
- 1 July 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in American Journal of Medical Genetics
- Vol. 18 (3), 483-491
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ajmg.1320180318
Abstract
Fragile(X) estimations in fragile(X)‐mental retardation hemizygotes or heterozygotes can become falsely negative in stored blood (lymphocytes). This was shown in blood stored (before culture) at 4°C, room temperature (25°C), 37°C, and 39°C for 1–4 days. After storage, blood was cultured in Ham's F10‐5% FC serum with 0.1 μM FUdR and scored for fra(X) and the constitutive fragile sites at 3p14 and 6q26. It was found that the proportion of cells expressing the fragile(X) and the 3p14 site varied inversely with the temperature and time of storage. In addition, 50 patients and controls were scored for the three latter sites after routine 72–96‐hr culture in F 10–0.05 or 0.1 μM FUdR. The 3p14 site was detected in every individual tested in a mean ± S.D. of 11.3 ± 3.2% of cells (0.1 μM FUdR). It was found that this site was FUdR dose dependent whereas the 6q26 site was not. The 3p14 (but not the 6q26) site is therefore suitable as a control site for the FUdR effect. It is proposed that repeat studies are necessary when less then 4% 3p14 sites are present in specimens from males referred for fra(X) estimation. Other constitutive fragile sites (eg, 1p31 and 16q23) can also be used.Keywords
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