| Literature DB >> 7783175 |
C Y Gregory1, K Evans, S S Bhattacharya.
Abstract
Lattice corneal dystrophy type I (LCDI) is a relatively common corneal dystrophy which can cause severe visual impairment. Recent studies have suggested a genetic localisation for the disease to chromosome 5q. Independent genetic linkage analysis in a six generation LCDI pedigree confirmed linkage to the 5q region bounded by marker loci IL9 and D5S436 suggesting genetic homogeneity. A maximum two point lod score of 7.51 (theta = 0.03) was obtained with marker D5S393. Multipoint and haplotype data positioned the disease between loci D5S393 and D5S396 corresponding to a genetic distance of 2cM, thus refining linkage sufficiently to allow for physical mapping of this disorder.Entities:
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Year: 1995 PMID: 7783175 PMCID: PMC1050323 DOI: 10.1136/jmg.32.3.224
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Med Genet ISSN: 0022-2593 Impact factor: 6.318