| Literature DB >> 3466853 |
S Hodgson, E Boswinkel, C Cole, A Walker, V Dubowitz, C Granata, L Merlini, M Bobrow.
Abstract
We have searched for linkage between polymorphic loci defined by DNA markers on the X chromosome and X-linked Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy (EDMD). There are high recombination rates between EDMD and the Xp loci known to be linked to Becker and Duchenne muscular dystrophy. There is a suggestion of linkage between EDMD and the loci DXS52 and DXS15, defined by probes St14 and DX13 respectively, located at Xq28. Z for DXS15 = 1.14 at theta = 0.15. This is in agreement with the previously reported linkage between a disorder strongly resembling EDMD and colour-blindness (Thomas et al. 1972), suggesting that there is a second locus on the X chromosome concerned with muscle integrity.Entities:
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Year: 1986 PMID: 3466853 DOI: 10.1007/BF00280495
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Hum Genet ISSN: 0340-6717 Impact factor: 4.132