Abstract
Nance-Horan syndrome (NHS) is an X-linked condition characterised by congenital cataracts, microphthalmia and/or microcornea, unusual dental morphology, dysmorphic facial features, and developmental delay in some cases. Recent linkage studies have mapped the NHS disease gene to a 3.5-cM interval on Xp22.2 between DXS1053 and DXS443. We previously identified a human homologue of a mouse retinoic-acid-induced gene (RAI2) within the NHS critical flanking interval and have tested the gene as a candidate for Nance-Horan syndrome in nine NHS-affected families. Direct sequencing of the RAI2 gene and predicted promoter region has revealed no mutations in the families screened; RAI2 is therefore unlikely to be associated with NHS.
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Received: 11 December 1998 / Accepted: 1 March 1998
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Walpole, S., Ronce, N., Grayson, C. et al. Exclusion of RAI2 as the causative gene for Nance-Horan syndrome. Hum Genet 104, 410–411 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004390050976
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s004390050976