PMID- 9003511 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19970220 LR - 20190722 IS - 0340-6717 (Print) IS - 0340-6717 (Linking) VI - 99 IP - 1 DP - 1997 Jan TI - Exclusion of the phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C beta 3 (PLC beta 3) gene as candidate for the multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN 1) gene. PG - 133-7 AB - Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN 1) is inherited as an autosomal dominant disorder, characterized by hyperplasia and neoplasia in several endocrine organs. The MEN 1 gene, which is most probably a tumor suppressor gene, has been localized to a 900-kb region on chromosome 11q13. The human phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C beta 3 (PLC beta 3) gene, which is located within this region, was considered to be a good candidate for the MEN 1 gene. In this study, the structure and expression of the PLC beta 3 gene in MEN 1 patients were investigated in more detail, to determine its potential role in MEN 1 tumorigenesis. Southern blot analysis, using blood and tumor DNA from affected persons from seven different MEN 1 families, did not reveal structural abnormalities in the PLC beta 3 gene. To detect possible point mutations, or other small structural aberrations, direct sequencing of PLC beta 3 cDNAs from two affected persons from two different MEN 1 families was performed, but no MEN 1-specific abnormalities were revealed. Several common nucleotide sequence polymorphisms were detected in these cDNAs, proving that both alleles of the PLC beta 3 gene were expressed and analyzed. In conclusion, these results exclude the PLC beta 3 gene as a candidate gene for MEN 1. FAU - de Wit, M J AU - de Wit MJ AD - Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Utrecht, The Netherlands. FAU - Landsvater, R M AU - Landsvater RM FAU - Sinke, R J AU - Sinke RJ FAU - Geurts van Kessel, A AU - Geurts van Kessel A FAU - Lips, C J AU - Lips CJ FAU - Hoppener, J W AU - Hoppener JW LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - Germany TA - Hum Genet JT - Human genetics JID - 7613873 RN - 0 (DNA Primers) RN - 0 (DNA, Complementary) RN - 0 (Isoenzymes) RN - EC 3.1.21.- (DNA Restriction Enzymes) RN - EC 3.1.4.- (Type C Phospholipases) RN - EC 3.1.4.11 (PLCB3 protein, human) RN - EC 3.1.4.11 (Phospholipase C beta) SB - IM MH - Base Sequence MH - Chromosome Mapping MH - *Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11 MH - DNA Primers MH - DNA Restriction Enzymes MH - DNA, Complementary MH - Humans MH - Isoenzymes/biosynthesis/*genetics MH - Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1/enzymology/*genetics MH - Phospholipase C beta MH - *Point Mutation MH - Polymerase Chain Reaction MH - Reference Values MH - Restriction Mapping MH - Type C Phospholipases/biosynthesis/*genetics EDAT- 1997/01/01 00:00 MHDA- 1997/01/01 00:01 CRDT- 1997/01/01 00:00 PHST- 1997/01/01 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1997/01/01 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1997/01/01 00:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1007/s004390050327 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Hum Genet. 1997 Jan;99(1):133-7. doi: 10.1007/s004390050327.