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    Evoluci贸 molecular i estudi funcional de gens localitzats a les duplicacions segment脿ries de la regi贸 7q11.23

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    En aquest treball es presenta l'evoluci贸 molecular i estudi funcional de gens localitzats a les duplicacions segment脿ries de la regi贸 7q11.23, implicada en la S铆ndrome de Williams-Beuren (SWB). S'ha datat l'aparici贸 d'aquestes duplicacions en els 煤ltims 25 milions d'anys d'evoluci贸 i s'ha proposat un model evolutiu amb reordenaments espec铆fics i mecanismes de generaci贸. Correlacions cl铆nico-moleculars en els pacients amb la SWB han perm猫s determinar que l'haploinsufici猫ncia per NCF1, un gen localitzat a les duplicacions, 茅s un factor protector per hipertensi贸. S'ha proposat un model patog猫nic per la hipertensi贸, implicant l'oxidasa NAD(P)H i estr猫s oxidatiu, suggerint que noves estrat猫gies terap猫utiques podrien ser utilitzades. A m茅s, s'ha caracteritzat parcialment la funci贸 de GTF2IRD2, un altre gen de les duplicacions. GTF2IRD2 interacciona amb altres factors de transcripci贸 relacionats, t茅 una localitzaci贸 subcel路lular variable i no s'uneix a ADN. Aquests resultats contribueixen a con猫ixer millor els mecanismes mutacionals i patog猫nics de la SWB.This work presents the molecular evolution along with the functional analysis of the genes located in the segmental duplications flanking the 7q11.23 region, involved in Williams-Beuren syndrome (WBS). The generation of the segmental duplications has been dated to the last 25 million years of evolution and an evolutionary model with specific rearrangements and mechanisms has been proposed. Clinical-molecular correlations in WBS patients have allowed to determine that haploinsufficiency at NCF1, a gene located in the duplications, is a protective factor for hypertension. A pathogenic model for hypertension has been proposed, implicating NAD(P)H oxidase and oxidative stress, and suggesting that novel therapeutic strategies could be used. In addition, the functional characterization of another gene of the duplications, GTF2IRD2, has been partially achieved. GTF2IRD2 has been shown to interact with other related transcription factors, to display variable subcellular localization and to lack DNA binding properties. These results contribute to a better knowledge of the mutational and pathogenic mechanisms of the WBS

    Novel P397S MAPT variant associated with late onset and slow progressive frontotemporal dementia

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    Mutations in the MAPT gene cause frontotemporal dementia with tau deposits. We report the novel p.P397S MAPT variant in eight subjects from five apparently nonrelated families suffering from frontotemporal dementia with autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance. In silico analysis reported conflicting evidence of pathogenicity. The segregation analysis support that this variant is likely pathogenic. The mean age at onset (61.4 years) and mean disease duration (13.9 years) of these subjects and their affected relatives were significantly higher compared with our series of p.P301L MAPT mutation carriers. These findings suggest that p.P397S variant could be a new MAPT mutation associated with a less aggressive phenotype than other MAPT mutations
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