A YAC, P1, and Cosmid Contig and 17 New Polymorphic Markers for the Werner Syndrome Region at 8p12–p21 |
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| Authors: | Chang-En Yu Junko Oshima Fuki M. Hisama Shellie Matthews Barbara J. Trask Gerard D. Schellenberg |
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| Affiliation: | aGeriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle Division, Seattle, Washington, 98108;bDepartment of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 98195;dDepartment of Molecular Biotechnology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 98195;eDepartments of Medicine, Neurology, and Pharmacology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 98195;cDepartment of Neurology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, 06520 |
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| Abstract: | A yeast artificial chromosome (YAC), P1, and cosmid clone contig was constructed for the Werner syndrome (WRN) region of chromosome 8p12–p21 and used to clone a candidate gene forWRN.This region also possibly contains a familial breast cancer locus. The contig was initiated by isolating YACs for the glutathione reductase (GSR) gene and extended in either direction by walking techniques. Sequence-tagged site (STS) markers were generated from subclones of 2GSRYACs and used to identify P1 and cosmid clones. Additional STSs were generated from P1 and cosmid clones and from potential expressed sequences identified by cDNA selection and exon amplification methods. The final contig was assembled by typing 17 YACs, 20 P1 clones, and 109 cosmids for 54 STS markers. TheWRNregion could be spanned by 2 nonchimeric YACs covering approximately 1.4 Mb. A P1/cosmid contig was established covering the core 700–800 kb of theWRNregion. Fifteen new short tandem repeat polymorphisms and 2 biallelic polymorphic markers were identified and included as STSs in the contig. Analysis of these markers in Werner syndrome subjects demonstrates that the candidate WRN gene is in a region of linkage disequilibrium. |
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