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Nonsyndromic brachydactyly type D and type E mapped to 7p15 in healthy children and adults from the Jirel ethnic group in eastern Nepal.
American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council - 1 Jan 2000
Williams Kimberly D, Blangero John, Subedi Janardan, Jha Bharat, Dyer Thomas, Vandeberg John L, Towne Bradford, Williams-Blangero Sarah
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: There is phenotypic overlap between Brachydactyly Type D (BDD) and Brachydactyly Type E (BDE) that suggests a possible common underlying etiology. We seek to understand the genetic underpinnings of, and relationship between, these skeletal anomalies. METHODS: The Jirel ethnic group of eastern Nepal participates in various genetic epidemiologic studies, including those in which hand-wrist radiographs...
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