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A locus for isolated cataract on human Xp.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Feb 2002
Francis P J, Berry V, Hardcastle A J, Maher E R, Moore A T, Bhattacharya S S
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To genetically map the gene causing isolated X linked cataract in a large European pedigree. METHODS: Using the patient registers at Birmingham Women's Hospital, UK, we identified and examined 23 members of a four generation family with nuclear cataract. Four of six affected males also had complex congenital heart disease. Pedigree data were collated and leucocyte DNA extracted from venous blood. Linkage...
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