Refining the linkage analysis on chromosome 10 in 449 sib-pairs with multiple sclerosis

Eva Åkesson, Francesca Coraddu, Maria Giovanna Marrosu, Luca Massacesi, Anke Hensiek, Hanne Flinstad Harbo, Annette Oturai, Maria Trojano, Patricia Momigliano-Richiardi, Eleonora Cocco, Raffaele Murru, Jan Hillert, Alastair Compston, Stephen Sawcer

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Abstract

Genome-wide screens for linkage in multiplex families with multiple sclerosis (MS) from United Kingdom, Sardinia, Italy and the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden) have each shown suggestive or potential linkage on chromosome 10. The partially overlapping regions identified by these studies encompass around 60 cM of the chromosome. In order to explore this region further, we typed 13 microsatellite markers in the same 449 families originally studied in the individual screens. This additional genotyping increased the information extraction in the region from 52% to 79% and revealed increased support for linkage (MLS 2.5) peaking at 10p15.

Lingua originaleInglese
pagine (da-a)31-38
Numero di pagine8
RivistaJournal of Neuroimmunology
Volume143
Numero di pubblicazione1-2
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - ott 2003
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