Genetic heterogeneity and absence of founder effect in a series of 36 French cerebral cavernous angiomas families

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 499-504

  Laberge, Sophie ^c   Labauge, Pierre ^c   Maréchal, Emmanuelle ^c   Maciazek, Jacqueline ^c   Tournier Lasserve, Elisabeth ^a,b  

^a HÔPITAL LARIBOISIÈRE   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Cavernous angiomas; Chromosome 7; Founder effect; Genetic heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; CAVERNOUS HEMANGIOMA; CHROMOSOME 7Q; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FOUNDER EFFECT; FRANCE; GENE LOCUS; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC LINKAGE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MARKER GENE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033051743     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5200324     Document Type: Article

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