Genetic linkage analysis of Canadian spinal muscular atrophy kindreds using flanking microsatellite 5q13 polymorphisms |
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Authors: | Alex MacKenzie Natalie Roy Anne Besner Gabrielle Mettler Pierre Jacob Robert Korneluk Linda Surh |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, K1H8L1 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada;(2) Department of Biochemistry, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
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Abstract: | The spinal muscular atrophies (SMA) are among the most common autosomal recessive disorders. We have performed linkage analysis using both standard restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs) as well as microsatellite polymorphisms [Ca(n)] on 49 Canadian SMA families (types 1, 2, and 3) that both flank and are linked to SMA. The closest SMA linkage was observed with the MAP1B locus (zmax=8.04, max=0.0). Multipoint linkage analysis gave a high probability of SMA mapping between D5S6 and D5S39. Only one family (type 3) that fulfilled our diagnostic criteria for SMA showed nonlinkage with 5q13 markers. This study shows the feasibility of accurate molecular diagnosis of SMA utilizing 5q13 satellite polymorphisms. |
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