Article
Autosomal dominant ataxia: genetic evidence for locus heterogeneity from a Cuban founder-effect population.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Jun 1990
Auburger G, Diaz G O, Capote R F, Sanchez S G, Perez M P, del Cueto M E, Meneses M G, Farrall M, Williamson R, Chamberlain S
Abstract excerpt
The locus for autosomal dominant ataxia with a diagnosis of olivo-ponto-cerebellar atrophy at autopsy has been previously assigned to chromosome 6p. However, evidence for two alternative locations has been reported. We have recently described a large potential founder-effect population of such pa...
Topics
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 6
- Cuba
- Female
- Genes, Dominant
- Genetic Linkage
- HLA Antigens
- Humans
- Lod Score
- Male
- Mutation
- Pedigree
- Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
