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Linkage analysis identifies a novel locus for restless legs syndrome on chromosome 2q in a South Tyrolean population isolate.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Oct 2006
Pichler Irene, Marroni Fabio, Volpato Claudia Beu, Gusella James F, Klein Christine, Casari Giorgio, De Grandi Alessandro, Pramstaller Peter P
Abstract excerpt
Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a common neurological condition with three loci (12q, 14q, and 9p) described so far, although none of these genes has yet been identified. We report a genomewide linkage scan of patients with RLS (n=37) assessed in a population isolate (n=530) of South Tyrol (Italy). Using both nonparametric and parametric analyses, we initially obtained suggestive evidence of a novel locus on...
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