Article
Genetic heterogeneity of polycystic kidney disease in Bulgaria.
Human genetics - 1 Jun 1995
Bogdanova N, Dworniczak B, Dragova D, Todorov V, Dimitrakov D, Kalinov K, Hallmayer J, Horst J, Kalaydjieva L
Abstract excerpt
Linkage analysis was performed on 22 Bulgarian families with polycystic kidney disease (PKD) ascertained through the hemodialysis centers of two medical schools. A total of 128 affected and 59 unaffected individuals, and 54 spouses have been investigated using eight polymorphic markers linked to PKD1 and nine markers to PKD2. The results demonstrate locus heterogeneity with 0.67 as the maximum likelihood value of...
Topics
- Adult
- Bulgaria
- Data Collection
- Female
- Genetic Heterogeneity
- Genetic Markers
- Humans
- Lod Score
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Phenotype
- Polycystic Kidney, Autosomal Dominant
