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    Genomics. 1999 Nov 15;62(1):90-4.

    Identification of a putative regulatory subunit of a calcium-activated potassium channel in the dup(3q) syndrome region and a related sequence on 22q11.2.

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    Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2E9, Canada.

    Abstract

    Duplication of a segment of the long arm of human chromosome 3 (3q26.3-q27) results in a syndrome characterized by multiple congenital abnormalities and neurological anomalies in some patients. We have identified a novel gene (KCNMB3) that maps to this region. KCNMB3 has significant sequence similarity to the regulatory subunit of the large-conductance calcium-activated potassium channel. Due to the significance of potassium channels in neuronal functions, the overexpression of this gene may play a role in the abnormal neurological functions seen in some of these patients. A related sequence corresponding to the second and third exons of this gene resides in the pericentromeric region of 22q11, where a number of other unprocessed pseudogenes are known to map.

    Copyright 1999 Academic Press.

    PMID:
    10585773
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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