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Analysis of variation in expression of autosomal dominant osteopetrosis type 2: searching for modifier genes.
Bone - 1 Nov 2005
Chu Kang, Koller Daniel L, Snyder Richard, Fishburn Tonya, Lai Dongbing, Waguespack Steven G, Foroud Tatiana, Econs Michael J
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INTRODUCTION: Autosomal Dominant Osteopetrosis type II (ADO2) is a heritable osteosclerotic disorder that results from heterozygous mutations in the ClCN7 gene. Analysis of ADO2 in our pedigrees indicates that the penetrance is 66%, with a highly variable phenotype. METHODS: To identify genes that modify disease status, we performed a 10 cM genome-wide scan using 400 microsatellite markers in 112 subjects from...
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