An atypical kindred with X-linked adrenal hypoplasia congenita, normal puberty, and normal Dax-1 promoter and coding sequence

Loke, K.Y. and Poh, K.S.L. and Walker, A.P. and Tan, J.A.M.A. and Tay, A.H.N. (2000) An atypical kindred with X-linked adrenal hypoplasia congenita, normal puberty, and normal Dax-1 promoter and coding sequence. Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism, 13 (1). pp. 29-36. ISSN 0334-018X,

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Abstract

We report a Chinese kindred with an atypical sex-linked form of isolated adrenal hypoplasia without hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, Evidence of sex linkage was supported by DNA analysis using three polymorphic markers from the X-chromosome: a restriction fragment length polymorphism 200 kb centromeric of the DAX-1 gene, a tetranucleotide repeat marker in the DAX-1 promoter (DAX-P), and a microsatellite in the Duchenne muscular dystrophy locus (3'-19), This pedigree therefore presents the novel phenotype of sex-linked hypoadrenalism without hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, with evidence of possible linkage to the DAX-1 gene. However, all three affected individuals were examined for mutations in the DAX-1 gene, and found to have no sequence anomalies in the coding region, splice sites or 5' non-coding region, This presentation may be due to a defect in the DAX-1 gene outside its known coding region, possibly modulated by functional polymorphisms at other loci, and/or environmental effects, or to a defect in a novel gene on the X chromosome which selectively influences adrenal development.

Item Type: Article
Funders: UNSPECIFIED
Additional Information: Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Building, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA
Uncontrolled Keywords: Molecular Medicine
Subjects: R Medicine
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine
Depositing User: Ms Haslinda Lahuddin
Date Deposited: 08 Oct 2012 03:53
Last Modified: 08 Oct 2012 03:53
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/3727

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