Article
Linkage of X-linked myopathy with excessive autophagy (XMEA) to Xq28.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Feb 2000
Villard L, des Portes V, Levy N, Louboutin J P, Recan D, Coquet M, Chabrol B, Figarella-Branger D, Chelly J, Pellissier J F, Fontes M
Abstract excerpt
X-linked myopathy with excessive autophagy (XMEA, MIM 310440) is a rare inherited mild myopathy. We have used 32 polymorphic markers spanning the entire X chromosome to exclude most of the chromosome except the Xq28 region in a large XMEA family. Using three additional families for linkage analysis, we have obtained a significant two-point lod score with marker DXS1183 (Z = 2.69 at theta = 0). Multipoint linkage...
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