Restriction fragment analysis of duplication of the fourth component of complement (C4A). Genomics 1988 Jan;2(1):76-85
Date
01/01/1988Pubmed ID
2838414DOI
10.1016/0888-7543(88)90111-5Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0023739741 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 10 CitationsAbstract
The two genes encoding the fourth component of complement (C4A and C4B) reside between HLA-B and HLA-DR on human chromosome 6. Two kilobases downstream from each C4 gene lies a 21-hydroxylase gene (CA21HA and CA21HB, respectively). Utilizing the method of Southern blotting and a 5'-end 2.4-kb BamHI/KpnI fragment of the C4 cDNA, we have analyzed TaqI-digested DNA from four pedigrees with one or more extended haplotypes containing a C4A duplication, as demonstrated by protein electrophoresis and segregation analysis. Two C4A protein duplications (C4A*2,A*3,C4B*QO and C4A*3,A*5,C4B*QO) segregated with two large TaqI DNA restriction fragments (7.0 and 6.0). In pedigree Fi, one individual homozygous for HLA-A3,B35,C4,DR1,DQ1,BFF,C2C,-C4A2,3,C4BQO had TaqI 7.0- and 6.0-kb restriction fragments with equal hybridization intensities as measured by two-dimensional densitometry (7.0/6.0 kb = 0.83, SD = 0.12, N = 7). A hybridization probe for the 21-hydroxylase gene also demonstrated equal gene dosage (CA21HA/CA21HB = 1.01). DNA from another individual (Ma I-2) with a different C4A gene duplication (C4A*3,A*5,C4B*QO) also had equal densitometry measurements (7.0/6.0 kb = 1.07). We conclude that two extended haplotypes from unrelated pedigrees have two C4 genes and both C4 genes encode separate C4A alleles. These findings are compatible with a gene conversion event of C4B to C4A.
Author List
McLean RH, Donohoue PA, Jospe N, Bias WB, Van Dop C, Migeon CJMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Adrenal Hyperplasia, CongenitalArthritis, Rheumatoid
Child
Chromosome Aberrations
Chromosome Deletion
Chromosome Disorders
Complement C4
Complement C4a
DNA Restriction Enzymes
Female
Genes
Glomerulonephritis
HLA Antigens
Haplotypes
Humans
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
Major Histocompatibility Complex
Male
Pedigree