Article
Localization of the gene responsible for familial benign polycythemia to chromosome 11q23.
Human heredity - 1 Jun 1999
Vasserman N N, Karzakova L M, Tverskaya S M, Saperov V N, Muchukova O M, Pavlova G P, Efimova N K, Vankina N N, Evgrafov O V
Abstract excerpt
Familial benign polycythemia (FBP) (OMIM 263400) is a rare autosomal recessive condition characterized by erythrocytosis, normal leukocyte and platelet counts, normal uric acid level, and usually increased erythropoietin production. There is a high incidence of this disorder in Chuvashia (Russian...
Topics
- Chromosome Mapping
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11
- DNA
- Family Health
- Female
- Genotype
- Haplotypes
- Humans
- Male
- Microsatellite Repeats
- Phenotype
- Polycythemia