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  • Identification of Alu-mediated, large deletion-spanning introns 19-26 in PHKA2 in a patient with X-linked liver glycogenosis (hepatic phosphorylase kinase deficiency).

Identification of Alu-mediated, large deletion-spanning introns 19-26 in PHKA2 in a patient with X-linked liver glycogenosis (hepatic phosphorylase kinase deficiency).

Molecular genetics and metabolism (2007-06-22)
Toshiyuki Fukao, Gaixiu Zhang, Yusuke Aoki, Takahiro Arai, Takahide Teramoto, Hideo Kaneko, Hideo Sugie, Naomi Kondo
PMID17581768
ABSTRACT

X-linked liver glycogenosis (XLG) is one of the most common glycogen storage diseases. We present the first case of a large PHKA2 gene deletion from intron 19 to intron 26 in an XLG patient. An aberrant cDNA with skipping of exons 20-26 was detected. Alu element-mediated unequal homologous recombination between an Alu-Jo in intron 19 and another Alu-Sg in intron 26 appears to be responsible for this deletion.