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- Title
Juvenile hemochromatosis locus maps to chromosome 1q in a French Canadian population.
- Authors
Rivard, Sylvain R; Lanzara, Carmela; Grimard, Doria; Carella, Massimo; Simard, Hervey; Ficarella, Romina; Simard, Raynald; D'Adamo, Adamo Pio; Férec, Claude; Camaschella, Clara; Mura, Cathrine; Roetto, Antonella; De Braekeleer, Marc; Bechner, Lucien; Gasparini, Paolo
- Abstract
Juvenile hemochromatosis (JH) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder that causes iron overload. In the French Canadian region of Saguenay Lac-Saint-Jean the worldwide largest cohort of JH cases has been identified. Here, we report the mapping of this large cohort of cases to the HFE2 locus on chromosome 1q. A maximum multipoint location score of 7.02 was observed with marker D1S2344. A common ancestral haplotype, showing the presence of a founder effect, was identified. The analysis of recombinants allowed us to confirm the JH candidate region.
- Subjects
HEMOCHROMATOSIS; GENE mapping
- Publication
European Journal of Human Genetics, 2003, Vol 11, Issue 8, p585
- ISSN
1018-4813
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/sj.ejhg.5201009