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Mapping of a gene determining tuberous sclerosis to human chromosome 11q14-11q23.
Genomics - 1 Jan 1990
Smith M, Smalley S, Cantor R, Pandolfo M, Gomez M I, Baumann R, Flodman P, Yoshiyama K, Nakamura Y, Julier C
Abstract excerpt
Tuberous sclerosis (TSC) is a dominantly inherited disorder characterized by hamartomas and hamartias in one or more organs, most often in skin, brain, and kidneys. Analysis of the basic genetic defect in tuberous sclerosis would be greatly expedited by definitive determination of the chromosomal location of the TSC gene or genes. We have carried out genetic linkage studies in 15 TSC families, using 34...
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