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. 1995 Mar;56(3):654–662.

Batten disease gene, CLN3: linkage disequilibrium mapping in the Finnish population, and analysis of European haplotypes.

H M Mitchison 1, A M O'Rawe 1, P E Taschner 1, L A Sandkuijl 1, P Santavuori 1, N de Vos 1, M H Breuning 1, S E Mole 1, R M Gardiner 1, I E Järvelä 1
PMCID: PMC1801171  PMID: 7887419

Abstract

The gene for Batten disease (juvenile-onset neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis, or Spielmeyer-Sjögren disease), CLN3, maps to 16p11.2-12.1. Four microsatellite markers--D16S288, D16S299, D16S298, and SPN--are in strong linkage disequilibrium with CLN3 in 142 families from 16 different countries. These markers span a candidate region of approximately 2.1 cM. CLN3 is most prevalent in northern European populations and is especially enriched in the isolated Finnish population, with an incidence of 1:21,000. Linkage disequilibrium mapping was applied to further refine the localization of CLN3 in 27 Finnish families by using linkage disequilibrium data and information about the population history of Finland to estimate the distance of the closest markers from CLN3. CLN3 is predicted to lie 8.8 kb (range 6.3-13.8 kb) from D16S298 and 165.4 kb (132.4-218.1 kb) from D16S299. Enrichment of allele "6" at D16S298 (on 96% of Finnish and 92% of European CLN3 chromosomes) provides strong evidence that the same major mutation is responsible for Batten disease in Finland as in most other European countries and that it is therefore not a Finnish mutation. Genealogical studies show that Batten disease is widespread throughout the densely populated regions of Finland. The ancestors of two Finnish patients carrying rare alleles "3" and "5" at D16S298 in heterozygous form originate from the southwestern coast of Finland, and these probably represent other foreign mutations. Analysis of the number and distribution of CLN3 haplotypes from 12 European countries provides evidence that more than one mutation has arisen in Europe.

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