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Hereditary congenital facial palsy (HCFP) is an autosomal-dominant disorder consisting of paresis or paralysis of the VIIth (facial) cranial nerve. Genetic heterogeneity for this disorder has been suggested based on linkage analysis in two large Dutch families. Two loci have been identified, one on chromosome 3q21.2-q22.1 (HCFP1) and another on chromosome 10q21.3-q22.1 (HCFP2). Here, we report linkage analysis in a large Pakistani family with dominant congenital facial palsy. A region cosegregating with the disorder was identified on the long arm of chromosome 3, which overlaps with the previously identified HCFP1 locus on chromosome 3q21-q22, thus confirming the involvement of this locus in HCFP. The critical region could be reduced from 5.7 to 3.0 cM between the markers D3S3607 and GDB ID:11524500. In addition, mutation analysis on seven candidate genes: KLF15, FLJ40083, PODXL2, TMCC1, PLEXIN-A1, PLEXIN-D1, and GATA-2, was performed. All genes are located within the critical interval of the Dutch HCFP1 family. The genes PODXL2, PLEXIN-D1, GATA-2, and TMCC1 are also located within the smaller critical interval of the Pakistani HCFP family. Based on the results obtained, all seven genes could be excluded as causative genes in HCFP.
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PMID:Refinement of the locus for hereditary congenital facial palsy on chromosome 3q21 in two unrelated families and screening of positional candidate genes. 1691 2

Hereditary congenital facial paresis (HCFP) consists of the paralysis or weakness of facial muscles caused by a maldevelopment of the facial branchiomotor (FBM) nucleus and its nerve. Linkage analyses have related this disorder to two loci, HCFP1 and HCFP2, placed respectively in human chromosomes 3q21.2-q22.1 and 10q21.3-q22.1, but the causative genes are still unknown. In this work we aimed to identify which genes from these loci are expressed in the developing hindbrain and particularly in the FBM nucleus. To this end, we retrieved from the ENSEMBL genomic database the list of these genes as well as their respective mouse orthologs. Subsequently we examined their respective expression patterns in the mouse embryo by using the GenePaint gene expression database. As a result of this screening, we found a new gene (Mgll) from the HCFP1 locus that has strong and specific expression in the developing FBM nucleus. In its turn, the HCFP2 locus appeared as a large gene-desert region, flanked by two genes, Reep3, with specific expression in the FBM nucleus, and Lrrtm3, broadly expressed in the brainstem, including the same nucleus. The concurrence of genomic position and neural expression pattern makes these genes new potential candidates for HCFP.
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PMID:In silico identification of new candidate genes for hereditary congenital facial paresis. 2134 67