Maternally Inherited Birk Barel Mental Retardation Dysmorphism Syndrome Caused by a Mutation in the Genomically Imprinted Potassium Channel KCNK9

Ortal Barel, Stavit A. Shalev, Rivka Ofir, Asi Cohen, Joel Zlotogora, Zamir Shorer, Galia Mazor, Gal Finer, Shareef Khateeb, Noam Zilberberg, Ohad S. Birk

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Abstract

We describe a maternally transmitted genomic-imprinting syndrome of mental retardation, hypotonia, and unique dysmorphism with elongated face. We mapped the disease-associated locus to ∼7.27 Mb on chromosome 8q24 and demonstrated that the disease is caused by a missense mutation in the maternal copy of KCNK9 within this locus. KCNK9 is maternally transmitted (imprinted with paternal silencing) and encodes K2P9.1, a member of the two pore-domain potassium channel (K2P) subfamily. The mutation fully abolishes the channel's currents-both when functioning as a homodimer or as a heterodimer with K2P3.1.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)193-199
Number of pages7
JournalAmerican Journal of Human Genetics
Volume83
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 8 Aug 2008

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Genetics
  • Genetics(clinical)

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