Article
Mapping studies of an X-linked familial exudative vitreoretinopathy.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 15 Jun 1993
Shastry B S, Trese M T
Abstract excerpt
Familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR) is a congenital hereditary, bilateral eye disorder which affects both retina and the vitreous body. As a first step toward the identification of the gene responsible for the X-linked disorder, we report here the results of DNA analyses from the patients and their parents of two families having members affected with FEVR. The results indicate that loci MIC2 and...
Topics
- Alleles
- Chromosome Mapping
- DNA, Satellite
- Eye Diseases
- Female
- Gene Rearrangement
- Genetic Markers
- Humans
- Lymphocytes
- Male
- Pedigree
- Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length