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- Title
Male homosexuality: absence of linkage to microsatellite markers at Xq28.
- Authors
Rice, G; Anderson, C; Risch, N; Ebers, G
- Abstract
Several lines of evidence have implicated genetic factors in homosexuality. The most compelling observation has been the report of genetic linkage of male homosexuality to microsatellite markers on the X chromosome. This observation warranted further study and confirmation. Sharing of alleles at position Xq28 was studied in 52 gay male sibling pairs from Canadian families. Four markers at Xq28 were analyzed (DXS1113, BGN, Factor 8, and DXS1108). Allele and haplotype sharing for these markers was not increased over expectation. These results do not support an X-linked gene underlying male homosexuality.
- Publication
Science (New York, N.Y.), 1999, Vol 284, Issue 5414, p665
- ISSN
0036-8075
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1126/science.284.5414.665