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Searching for the Missing Kallmann Syndrome Gene at 9q31.3
Journal of Interdisciplinary Genomics / Journal of Interdisciplinary Genomics, (E)2671-6771
2024, v.6 no.2, pp.21-24
https://doi.org/10.22742/jig.2024.6.2.21
Hyung-Goo Kim
(Department of Neurosurgery, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, the State University of New Jersey, NJ 08854, USA)
Sang Hoon Lee (Department of Neurosurgery, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, the State University of New Jersey, NJ 08854, USA)
Lawrence C. Layman (Section of Reproductive Endocrinology, Infertility & Genetics, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA. Department of Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA)
Mi-Hyeon Jang (Department of Neurosurgery, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, the State University of New Jersey, NJ 08854, USA)
Sang Hoon Lee (Department of Neurosurgery, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, the State University of New Jersey, NJ 08854, USA)
Lawrence C. Layman (Section of Reproductive Endocrinology, Infertility & Genetics, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA. Department of Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA)
Mi-Hyeon Jang (Department of Neurosurgery, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, the State University of New Jersey, NJ 08854, USA)
Kim,
H., Lee,
S. H., Layman,
L. C., &
Jang,
M.
(2024). Searching for the Missing Kallmann Syndrome Gene at 9q31.3. Journal of Interdisciplinary Genomics, 6(2), 21-24, https://doi.org/10.22742/jig.2024.6.2.21
Abstract
The disease gene for delayed puberty is hypothesized to reside within a 3.7 Mb genomic region on chromosome 9, spanning 9q31.2 to 9q31.3, which contains 20 genes. This region aligns with 9q31.3, where the Kallmann syndrome gene is suspected to be located in a patient with a de novo balanced translocation, t(7;9)(p14.1;q31.3). After analyzing the expression patterns and reported genetic variants of the 20 candidate genes, we propose ACTL7A and ACTL7B as strong candidate genes for Kallmann syndrome. Mutation screening of these genes in Kallmann syndrome patients will be essential to confirm their pathological roles in delayed puberty.
- keywords
- Kallmann syndrome, 9q31.3, Balanced translocation, ACTL7A, ACTL7B, Delayed puberty, t(7, 9)(p14.1, q31.3)
- Submission Date
- 2024-08-30
- Revised Date
- 2024-10-01
- Accepted Date
- 2024-10-07
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