Identification of an X-chromosomal locus and haplotype modulating the phenotype of a mitochondrial DNA disorder

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1086-1091

  Hudson, Gavin ^a   Keers, Sharon ^a   Man, Patrick Yu Wai ^b   Griffiths, Philip ^b   Huoponen, Kirsi ^c   Savontaus, Marja Liisa ^c   Nikoskelainen, Eeva ^d   Zeviani, Massimo ^e   Carrara, Franco ^e   Horvath, Rita ^f   Karcagi, Veronika ^g   Spruijt, Liesbeth ^h   De Coo, I F M ^h,i   Smeets, Hubert J M ^h   Chinnery, Patrick F ^a,b,j  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^d TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e National Neurological Institute   (Italy)

^f Klinikum Schwabing   (Germany)

^g National Public Health Center   (Hungary)

^h MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

ⁱ ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^j NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; EPIGENETICS; EUROPE; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE LOCUS; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; LEBER HEREDITARY OPTIC NEUROPATHY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA DISORDER; MUTATION; OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION; PEDIGREE; PENETRANCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 28144454984     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/498176     Document Type: Article

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