LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM AND RECOMBINATION MAKE A TELOMERIC SITE FOR THE HUNTINGTONS-DISEASE GENE UNLIKELY

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BARRON, L
CURTIS, A
SHRIMPTON, AE
HOLLOWAY, S
MAY, H
SNELL, RG
BROCK, DJH
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[1] UNIV EDINBURGH,WESTERN GEN HOSP,HUMAN GENET UNIT,EDINBURGH EH4 2XU,MIDLOTHIAN,SCOTLAND
[2] DUNCAN GUTHRIE INST MED GENET,GLASGOW,SCOTLAND
[3] UNIV WALES COLL MED,INST MED GENET,CARDIFF CF4 4XN,S GLAM,WALES
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10.1136/jmg.28.8.520
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Q3 [遗传学];
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071007 ; 090102 ;
摘要
In a Scottish family in which Huntington's disease (HD) was segregating, recombination was observed between the D4S115/S111 and D4S43/S95 loci, with the HD gene associated with the more proximal D4S43/S95 locus. Analysis of linkage disequilibrium in Scottish families showed significant non-random association between the HD gene and alleles at the D4S95 and D4S98 loci. This adds to previous evidence that the HD locus is not sited at the telomere of chormosome 4.
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