Localization of the familial Mediterranean fever gene (FMF) to a 250-kb interval in non-Ashkenazi Jewish founder haplotypes

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 603-612

  Touitou, Isabelle ^a   Rey, Jean Marc ^a   Dross, Christiane ^a   Dupont, Madeleine ^a   Brun, Olivier ^a   Ciano, Marc ^a   Demaille, Jacques ^a   Smaoui, Nizar ^b   Nedelec, Brigitte ^b   Hamidi, A S L Ladan ^b   Cattan, Daniel ^b   Méry, Jean Philippe ^b   Prier, Annie ^b   Cabane, Jean ^b   Choukroun, Gabriel ^b   Godeau, Pierre ^b   Delpech, Marc ^c   Grateau, Gilles ^c   Fauré, Sabine ^c   Prud'homme, Jean François ^c   Clépet, Christian ^c   Weissenbach, Jean ^c   Akopian, Karen ^d   Kouyoumdjian, Jean Claude ^d   Amselem, Serge ^d   Dervichian, Michel ^d   Goossens, Michel ^d   more..

^a HÔPITAL ARNAUD DE VILLENEUVE   (France)

^b INSTITUT COCHIN   (France)

^c GÉNÉTHON   (France)

^d HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 16P; CROSSING OVER; DNA DETERMINATION; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE MAPPING; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; JEW; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AFRICA, NORTHERN; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 16; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; FEMALE; FOUNDER EFFECT; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; JEWS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; LOD SCORE; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PEDIGREE; SYRIA;

EID: 19244362693     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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