Evidence for an iduronate-sulfatase pseudogene near the functional Hunter syndrome gene in Xq27.3-q28.

Human genetics(1995)

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We are currently characterizing mutations of the iduronate-2-sulfatase (IDS) gene in patients with Hunter syndrome (mucopolysaccharidosis type II). Surprisingly, all 17 patients with a mutation in exon III of the IDS gene identified by us were found to carry both the mutant and wild-type sequences in polymerase chain reaction (PCR) products amplified from genomic DNA. Similarly, two unaffected male controls showed a heterozygous pattern for two different point mutations in exon III. Collectively, the data suggest that at least intron 2, exon III, and the 3'-half of exon II of the functional IDS gene are present in the human genome as (part of) a non-expressed IDS gene. Deletion mapping further suggests that the pseudogene is in distal Xq in physical proximity to the functional IDS gene. The high degree of sequence homology observed between the functional IDS gene and pseudogene results in permanent co-amplification in PCR-based screening methods and makes mutation analysis at the genomic DNA level difficult.
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genomic dna,human genome,point mutation,polymerase chain reaction,wild type,mutation analysis
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