Article
Gene for familial psoriasis susceptibility mapped to the distal end of human chromosome 17q.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 20 May 1994
Tomfohrde J, Silverman A, Barnes R, Fernandez-Vina M A, Young M, Lory D, Morris L, Wuepper K D, Stastny P, Menter A
Abstract excerpt
A gene involved in psoriasis susceptibility was localized to the distal region of human chromosome 17q as a result of a genome-wide linkage analysis with polymorphic microsatellites and eight multiply affected psoriasis kindreds. In the family which showed the strongest evidence for linkage, the...
Topics
- Alleles
- Base Sequence
- Chromosome Mapping
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 17
- DNA Primers
- DNA, Satellite
- Disease Susceptibility
- Female
- Genetic Linkage
- Genetic Markers
- HLA-C Antigens
- Haplotypes
