| Literature DB >> 12891384 |
Muhammad Arshad Rafique1, Muhammad Ansar, Syed Muhammad Jamal, Sajid Malik, Muhammad Sohail, Mohammad Faiyaz-Ul-Haque, Sayedul Haque, Suzanne M Leal, Wasim Ahmad.
Abstract
Hereditary hypotrichosis is a rare autosomal recessive condition characterized clinically by alopecia. Three consanguineous kindreds with multiple affected individuals were ascertained from different regions of Pakistan. A novel hypotrichosis locus was mapped to a 5.5 cM region on chromosome 18q21.1. A maximum two-point LOD score of 5.25 was obtained at marker D18S36 (theta=0.0). Three genes each for desmoglein and desmocollin proteins are located in this region. The expression in epidermal desmosomes and their connection to the keratin intermediate filaments make these genes excellent candidates for recessive hypotrichosis.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 12891384 PMCID: PMC6157268 DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5201005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Hum Genet ISSN: 1018-4813 Impact factor: 4.246