Homolog of the polymorphic 4q35 FSHD locus (p13E-11; D4F104S1) maps to 10qter; exclusion as a second FSHD locus in a large Danish family
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Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) has been mapped to 4q35 and shown to be associated with deletions that are detectable using probe p13E-11 (D4104S1). These deletions reside within highly polymorphic restriction fragments (20-300 kb) which can normally only be resolved completely using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). Family studies showed that p13E-11 detects two non-allelic loci, only one of which originates from 4q35 origin. In 20 CEPH families, 8 individuals were identified showing a `small` EcoRI fragment detectable by conventional Southern blotting. Linkage analysis allowed assignment of these fragments to 10qter (D10S212 and D10S180) in all families tested. Since FSHD shows genetic heterogeneity, this second p13E-11 locus on 10qter became an interesting candidate as a second FSHD family did not provide evidence for linkage on chromosome 10qter.
- OSTI ID:
- 134690
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-941009--
- Journal Information:
- American Journal of Human Genetics, Journal Name: American Journal of Human Genetics Journal Issue: Suppl.3 Vol. 55; ISSN AJHGAG; ISSN 0002-9297
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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