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Localization of the gene for fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) to chromosome 17q21-22.
Genetic counseling (Geneva, Switzerland) - 1 Jan 2000
Lucotte G, Bathelier C, Mercier G, Gérard N, Lenoir G, Sémonin O, Fontaine K
Abstract excerpt
Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is a very rare disease characterized by congenital malformation of the great toes and progressive heterotopic ossification of muscles. To identify the chromosomal localization of the FOP gene, we conducted a genomewide linkage analysis using seven affected families. The FOP phenotype is linked to markers located in the 17q21-22 region (LOD score of 3.41 at the...
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