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Mevalonate kinase

The MVK gene mevalonate kinase a key enzyme of sterol synthesis. Mutations cause various dominant or recessive disorders whose common denominator is dysregulation of inflammatory processes.

Genetests:

Clinic Method Carrier testing
Turnaround 5 days
Specimen type genomic DNA
Clinic Method Massive parallel sequencing
Turnaround 25 days
Specimen type genomic DNA
Clinic Method Genomic sequencing of the entire coding region
Turnaround 25 days
Specimen type genomic DNA

Related Diseases:

Mevalonic aciduria
MVK
Porokeratosis 3
MVK
Hyper-IgD syndrome
MVK

References:

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Houten SM et al. (1999) Mutations in MVK, encoding mevalonate kinase, cause hyperimmunoglobulinaemia D and periodic fever syndrome.

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Gibson KM et al. (1997) Mevalonate kinase map position 12q24.

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Hoffmann GF et al. (1993) Clinical and biochemical phenotype in 11 patients with mevalonic aciduria.

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Krisans SK et al. (1994) Farnesyl-diphosphate synthase is localized in peroxisomes.

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Fredonnet J et al. (2014) Topographical and nano-mechanical characterization of native corneocytes using atomic force microscopy.

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Zhang SQ et al. (2012) Exome sequencing identifies MVK mutations in disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis.

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Mandey SH et al. (2006) Mutational spectrum and genotype-phenotype correlations in mevalonate kinase deficiency.

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Wu LQ et al. (2004) Confirmation and refinement of a genetic locus for disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis (DSAP1) at 12q23.2-24.1.

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Schafer BL et al. (1992) Molecular cloning of human mevalonate kinase and identification of a missense mutation in the genetic disease mevalonic aciduria.

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Houten SM et al. (2001) Organization of the mevalonate kinase (MVK) gene and identification of novel mutations causing mevalonic aciduria and hyperimmunoglobulinaemia D and periodic fever syndrome.

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Hinson DD et al. (1999) Identification of a mutation cluster in mevalonate kinase deficiency, including a new mutation in a patient of Mennonite ancestry.

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Houten SM et al. (1999) Identification and characterization of three novel missense mutations in mevalonate kinase cDNA causing mevalonic aciduria, a disorder of isoprene biosynthesis.

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van der Meer JW et al. (1984) Hyperimmunoglobulinaemia D and periodic fever: a new syndrome.

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Siemiatkowska AM et al. (2013) Mutations in the mevalonate kinase (MVK) gene cause nonsyndromic retinitis pigmentosa.

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Balgobind B et al. (2005) Retinitis pigmentosa in mevalonate kinase deficiency.

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D'Osualdo A et al. (2005) MVK mutations and associated clinical features in Italian patients affected with autoinflammatory disorders and recurrent fever.

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Prietsch V et al. (2003) Mevalonate kinase deficiency: enlarging the clinical and biochemical spectrum.

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Houten SM et al. (2002) Temperature dependence of mutant mevalonate kinase activity as a pathogenic factor in hyper-IgD and periodic fever syndrome.

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Cuisset L et al. (2001) Molecular analysis of MVK mutations and enzymatic activity in hyper-IgD and periodic fever syndrome.

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Drenth JP et al. (1999) Mutations in the gene encoding mevalonate kinase cause hyper-IgD and periodic fever syndrome. International Hyper-IgD Study Group.

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Drenth JP et al. (1994) Hyperimmunoglobulinemia D and periodic fever syndrome. The clinical spectrum in a series of 50 patients. International Hyper-IgD Study Group.

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OMIM.ORG article

Omim 251170 external link
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Orphanet article

Orphanet ID 123588 external link
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NCBI article

NCBI 4598 external link
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Wikipedia article

Wikipedia EN (Mevalonate_kinase) external link
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