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Linkage of DFNB1 to Non-Syndromic Neurosensory Autosomal-Recessive Deafness in Mediterranean Families

Thirty Italian and 18 Spanish families with deafness were included in the study. They were recruited in several clinical genetics services and schools for the deaf from Southern Italy and Spain.
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Autosomal Genome-Wide Linkage Analysis to Identify Loci for Gallbladder Wall Thickness in Mexican Americans

Autosomal Genome-Wide Linkage Analysis to Identify Loci for Gallbladder Wall Thickness in Mexican Americans NARAHARI SAMUDRALA, VIDYA S. FAROOK, GERALD D. DODD, SOBHA PUPPALA, JENNIFER SCHNEIDER, ...
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Meta-Analysis of 23 Type 2 Diabetes Linkage Studies from the International Type 2 Diabetes Linkage Analysis Consortium

Background: The International Type 2 Diabetes Linkage Analysis Consortium was formed to localize type 2 diabetes predisposing variants based on 23 autosomal linkage scans. Methods: We carried out meta ...
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Mutations in a novel retina-specific gene cause autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa

Several genes have been identified for each of the forms of RP (refs 3–16,), but most RP genes are still uncloned and known only through linkage studies ( http ...