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J Med Genet 42:e19 doi:10.1136/jmg.2004.021030
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A missense mutation in the type II hair keratin hHb3 is associated with monilethrix

Table 2

 Polymorphisms identified in hHb1, hHB3, or hHB6 and genotyping

Gene Location SNP allele Type Amino acid residue/position Codon position Detection method Allele frequency
hHb1 416/exon2 A/C Coding-nonsynon Q139P 2 PstI A = 0.83, C = 0.17
hHb1 IVS4+4 C/T Intron Cac8I C = 0.76, T = 0.24
hHb3 445/exon2 C/T Coding-nonsynon C149R 1 BstUI C = 0.88, T = 0.12
hHb3 558/exon2 C/T Coding-synon N186N 3 BsL1 C = 0.74, T = 0.26
hHb6 197/exon1 G/A Coding-nonsynon R66H 2 BsrBI G = 0.96, A = 0.04
hHb6 348/exon1 G/A Coding-synon R116R 3 TfiI G = 0.86, A = 0.14
hHb6 416/exon2 A/C Coding-nonsynon Q139P 2 PstI A = 0.83, C = 0.17

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