AartsmaRus AM

Chelly J

Chen W

deBrouwer AP

denDunnen JT

deVries BB

Hamel BC

Hordijk R

Hordijk-Hos JM

Hu H

Kalscheuer VM

Kleefstra T

Nabuurs SB

Oudakker AR

vanBokhoven H

vanEssen T

Verhaart IE

Voesenek K

Yntema HG

We have identified a deletion of 3 base pairs in the dystrophin gene (DMD), c.9711_9713del, in a family with nonspecific X-linked intellectual disability (ID) by sequencing of the exons of 86 known X-linked ID genes. This in-frame deletion results in the deletion of a single-amino-acid residue, Leu3238, in the brain-specific isoform Dp71 of dystrophin. Linkage analysis supported causality as the mutation was present in the 7.6 cM linkage interval on Xp22.11-Xp21.1 with a maximum positive LOD score of 2.41 (MRX85 locus). Molecular modeling predicts that the p.(Leu3238del) deletion results in the destabilization of the C-terminal domain of dystrophin and hence reduces the ability to interact with β-dystroglycan. Correspondingly, Dp71 protein levels in lymphoblastoid cells from the index patient are 6.7-fold lower than those in control cell lines (P=0.08). Subsequent determination of the creatine kinase levels in blood of the index patient showed a mild but significant elevation in serum creatine kinase, which is in line with impaired dystrophin function. In conclusion, we have identified the first DMD mutation in Dp71 that results in ID without muscular dystrophy

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A 3-base pair deletion, c.9711_9713del, in <em>DMD</em> results in intellectual disability without muscular dystrophy

A 3-base pair deletion, c.9711_9713del, in <em>DMD</em> results in intellectual disability without muscular dystrophy

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