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Mapping of an autosomal dominant gene for Dupuytren's contracture to chromosome 16q in a Swedish family.
Clinical genetics - 1 Nov 2005
Hu F Z, Nystrom A, Ahmed A, Palmquist M, Dopico R, Mossberg I, Gladitz J, Rayner M, Post J C, Ehrlich G D, Preston R A
Abstract excerpt
Mapping of an autosomal dominant gene for Dupuytren's contracture to chromosome 16q in a Swedish family.Dupuytren's contracture (DC) (OMIM 126900) is the most common connective tissue disease of mankind and has both heritable and sporadic forms. The inherited form is most frequently observed among the xanthochroi peoples of Northern Europe where its most common manifestations are thickening of the palmar fascia...
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