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The gene for severe combined immunodeficiency disease in Athabascan-speaking Native Americans is located on chromosome 10p.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Jan 1998
Li L, Drayna D, Hu D, Hayward A, Gahagan S, Pabst H, Cowan M J
Abstract excerpt
Severe combined immunodeficiency disease (SCID) consists of a group of heterogeneous genetic disorders. The most severe phenotype, T-B- SCID, is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait and is characterized by a profound deficiency of both T cell and B cell immunity. There is a uniquely high frequency of T-B- SCID among Athabascan-speaking Native Americans (A-SCID). To localize the A-SCID gene, we conducted a...
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