A gene for autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy maps to chromosome 2p.

doi:10.1093/hmg/3.3.455

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A gene for autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy maps to chromosome 2p.

Human molecular genetics - 1 Mar 1994

Bashir R, Strachan T, Keers S, Stephenson A, Mahjneh I, Marconi G, Nashef L, Bushby K M

Abstract excerpt

The limb-girdle muscular dystrophies are a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of disorders. We have studied two large inbred families of different ethnic origin and excluded linkage to LGMD2 on chromosome 15q and SCARMD on chromosome 13. Proceeding to a genomic linkage search, we have...

Topics

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Child
Child, Preschool
Chromosome Mapping
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 2
Consanguinity
Female
Genes, Recessive
Genetic Linkage
Humans
Lod Score
Male
Middle Aged
Muscular Dystrophies
Pedigree
Phenotype

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