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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-8-16
pubmed:abstractText
A pair of marker loci, D19S63 and D19S51, which are tightly linked to the myotonic dystrophy (DM) locus, were used to evaluate diagnostic applicability in the Finnish population. Results were then compared to direct detection of the mutation. The D19S63 locus revealed a linkage disequilibrium, since in 16 DM families as many as 75% of DM chromosomes carried the same allele 3 for D19S63, and 25% carried allele 1. However, when the data for D19S51 and D19S63 were considered together as a haplotype, the statistical significance of this linkage disequilibrium was considerably reduced. As expected, the best method for reliable evaluation of the carrier risk was direct analysis of the mutation. Thirteen particularly difficult cases were resolved and in 46% of them the decision could be made only by direct visualization of the mutation. However, in a few cases where the size of the CTG-repeat expansion was close to the normal size range, linked markers proved to be useful to determine the affected chromosomes. Present findings indicate that analysis of the D19S63 locus coupled to direct demonstration of the mutation provides the basis for DNA diagnostics of DM in the Finnish population.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0009-9163
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
43
pubmed:geneSymbol
DM
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
190-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:8101149-Alleles, pubmed-meshheading:8101149-Blotting, Southern, pubmed-meshheading:8101149-DNA, pubmed-meshheading:8101149-Electromyography, pubmed-meshheading:8101149-Female, pubmed-meshheading:8101149-Finland, pubmed-meshheading:8101149-Gene Frequency, pubmed-meshheading:8101149-Genetic Linkage, pubmed-meshheading:8101149-Genetic Markers, pubmed-meshheading:8101149-Haplotypes, pubmed-meshheading:8101149-Heterozygote Detection, pubmed-meshheading:8101149-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:8101149-Lod Score, pubmed-meshheading:8101149-Male, pubmed-meshheading:8101149-Muscles, pubmed-meshheading:8101149-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:8101149-Myotonic Dystrophy, pubmed-meshheading:8101149-Pedigree, pubmed-meshheading:8101149-Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:8101149-Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
The DM mutation; diagnostic applications in the Finnish population.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Anatomy, Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School, London, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't