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Linkage analysis localises a Kartagener syndrome gene to a 3.5 cM region on chromosome 15q24–25
  1. M Geremek1,
  2. E Ziętkiewicz1,
  3. S R Diehl2,
  4. B Z Alizadeh3,
  5. C Wijmenga3,
  6. M Witt1
  1. 1Division of Molecular and Clinical Genetics, Institute of Human Genetics, Poznań, Poland
  2. 2New Jersey Dental School, VMDNJ, Newark, NJ, USA
  3. 3Department of Medical Genetics, University Medical Center, Utrecht, Netherlands
  1. Correspondence to:
 Michał Witt
 Institute of Human Genetics, Strzeszyńska 32, 60-479 Poznań, Poland; wittmich{at}man.poznan.pl

Abstract

Background: Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a genetic disorder caused by ciliary immotility/dysmotility due to ultrastructural defects of the cilia. Kartagener syndrome (KS), a subtype of PCD, is characterised by situs inversus accompanying the typical PCD symptoms of bronchiectasis and chronic sinusitis. In most cases, PCD is transmitted as an autosomal recessive trait, but its genetic basis is unclear due to extensive genetic heterogeneity.

Methods: In a genome-wide search for PCD loci performed in 52 KS families and in 18 PCD families with no situs inversus present (CDO, ciliary dysfunction-only), the maximal pairwise LOD score of 3.36 with D15S205 in the KS families indicated linkage of a KS locus to the long arm of chromosome 15. In the follow-up study, 65 additional microsatellite markers encompassing D15S205 were analysed.

Results: A maximal pairwise LOD score of 4.34 was observed with D15S154, further supporting linkage of the KS, but not the CDO, families to 15q24–25. Analysis of heterogeneity and haplotypes suggested linkage to this region in 60% of KS families.

Conclusions: Reinforced by the results of multipoint linkage, our analyses indicate that a major KS locus is localised within a 3.5 cM region on 15q, between D15S973 and D15S1037.

  • CDO, ciliary dysfunction-only
  • KS, Kartagener syndrome
  • PCD, primary ciliary dyskinesia
  • gene mapping
  • immotile cilia syndrome
  • primary ciliary dyskinesia
  • situs inversus

https://doi.org/10.1136/jmg.2005.031526

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    • Funding: this work was supported by State Committee for Scientific Research (KBN) grant No. 3 PO5E 019 23 and by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, Intramural Research Project Z01 DE-00624. MG is supported by a doctoral scholarship from the University of Utrecht

    • Competing interests: none declared

    • Ethical approval: this study complies with the declaration of Helsinki. The research protocol has been approved by the Ethics Committee of the Medical University in Poznań and informed consent has been obtained from all subjects (or their guardians)