Article
Predictive testing for Wilson's disease using tightly linked and flanking DNA markers.
Neurology - 1 Jul 1991
Farrer L A, Bowcock A M, Hebert J M, Bonné-Tamir B, Sternlieb I, Giagheddu M, St George-Hyslop P, Frydman M, Lössner J, Demelia L
Abstract excerpt
We studied DNA polymorphisms for five new chromosome 13 markers in 52 Wilson's disease (WD) families from Europe, North America, and the Middle East. There was significant evidence for linkage between the Wilson's disease locus (WND) and all the marker loci. Multilocus linkage analysis, using a genetic linkage map established from reference pedigrees, suggested that WND is most likely between D13S31 and D13S59,...
Topics
- Chromosome Mapping
- Genetic Linkage
- Genetic Markers
- Genotype
- Hepatolenticular Degeneration
- Humans
- Pedigree
- Predictive Value of Tests
- Prenatal Diagnosis
