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The "sins" of the fathers: self-healing squamous epithelioma in Scotland.
Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery - 1 Apr 1999
Bale S J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A review is presented of the recent progress made in mapping of the hereditary skin disease "Ferguson-Smith multiple self-healing squamous epithelioma." METHODS: The use of founder effects in an autosomal dominant disease is reviewed as applied to gene mapping efforts. RESULTS: A common haplotype among Scottish families segregating Ferguson-Smith disease allowed the narrowing of the candidate gene...
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