Linkage disequilibrium mapping of the gene for Margarita Island ectodermal dysplasia (ED4) to 11q23.

Suzuki, K; Bustos, T; Spritz, R A · Am J Hum Genet · 1998

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Margarita Island ectodermal dysplasia (ED4) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by unusual facies, dental anomalies, hypotrichosis, palmoplantar hyperkeratosis and onychodysplasia, syndactyly, and cleft lip/cleft palate. We have used an affected-only DNA-pooling strategy to carry out linkage disequilibrium mapping of the ED4 gene to 11q23. Haplotype analysis of four complex Margarita Island ED4 families localized the ED4 gene to an approximately 1-2-Mb interval spanned by just two YACs.

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