Confirmation of linkage of Sjögren-Larsson syndrome to chromosome 17 in families of different ethnic origins

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 258-259

  Lacour, Marc ^a   Middleton Price, Helen R ^b   Harper, John I ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chromosome 17; Linkage analysis; Sj gren Larsson syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 17; CHROMOSOME MAP; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; PAKISTAN; PEDIGREE; SJOEGREN LARSSON SYNDROME; SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM; FAMILY STUDY; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 17; ENGLAND; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; HUMANS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MALE; PAKISTAN; PEDIGREE; SJOGREN-LARSSON SYNDROME; SWEDEN;

EID: 0029664814     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.33.3.258     Document Type: Article

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