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Deletion mapping of the β-glucuronidase gene

✍ Scribed by Allanson, Judith E. ;Gemmill, Robert M. ;Hecht, Barbara K. ;Johnsen, Stanley ;Wenger, David A. ;Optiz, John M. ;Reynolds, James F.

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1988
Tongue
English
Weight
332 KB
Volume
29
Category
Article
ISSN
0148-7299

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✦ Synopsis

GUSB, the gene for beta-glucuronidase, has been localized to the proximal long arm of chromosome 7 between 7q11.2 and 7q22. Deficiency of beta-glucuronidase results in mucopolysaccharidosis type VII (MPS VII, Sly syndrome). The enzymatic defect has been demonstrated in cultured skin fibroblasts, leukocytes and serum of affected patients. An 8-yr-old boy presented with manifestations similar to MPS VII (mental retardation, short stature, "coarse" facial appearance, mild skeletal involvement and recurrent lower respiratory tract infection) but other, discrepant abnormalities, e.g., bilateral iris colobomata and cleft palate. Normal activity of beta-glucuronidase was found in the patient's leukocytes. Chromosome analysis disclosed an interstitial deletion of 7q with one breakpoint at the interface between bands 11.22 and 11.23 and the other breakpoint within band 21.1. DNA from this patient's leukocytes was analyzed for dosage of GUSB sequences. This locus appeared to be present at the normal diploid level. These findings suggest that GUSB is not in the portion of chromosome 7 deleted in our case, narrowing the smallest region of overlap to 7q21.1----7q22. We therefore assign the beta-glucuronidase gene to 7q21.1----7q22.

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