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A second locus for hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia maps to chromosome 12

  • David W. Johnson
  • , Jonathan N. Berg
  • , Carol J. Gallione
  • , Kimberly A. McAllister
  • , Jon P. Warner
  • , Elizabeth A. Helmbold
  • , Dorene S. Markel
  • , Charles E. Jackson
  • , Mary E.M. Porteous
  • , Douglas A. Marchuk

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Abstract

Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) or Osler-Rendu-Weber (ORW) disease is an autosomal dominant vascular dysplasia. Initial linkage studies identified an ORW gene localized to 9q33-q34 but with some families clearly excluding this region. A probable correlation in clinical phenotype between the 9q3-linked families and unlinked families was described with a significantly lower incidence of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations observed in the unlinked families. In this study we examined four unrelated ORW families for which linkage to chromosome 9q33-q34 has been previously excluded. Linkage was established for all four families to markers on chromosome 12, with a combined maximum lod score of 10.77 (θ = 0.04) with D12S339. Mapping of crossovers using haplotype analysis indicated that the candidate region lies in an 11-cm interval between D12S34S and D12S339, in the pericentromeric region of chromosome 12. A map location for a second ORW locus is thus established that exhibits a significantly reduced incidence of pulmonary involvement.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)21-28
Number of pages8
JournalGenome Research
Volume5
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 1995

Keywords

  • Genetics

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Genetics
  • Genetics(clinical)

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