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SUBMITTER: Aslam M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2909096 | biostudies-literature | 2005 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Aslam Muhammad M Wajid Muhammad M Chahrour Maria H MH Ansar Muhammad M Ansar Muhammad M Haque Sayedul S Pham Thanh L TL Santos Regie P RP Yan Kai K Ahmad Wasim W Leal Suzanne M SM
American journal of medical genetics. Part A 20050201 1
A consanguineous family with autosomal recessive nonsyndromic hearing impairment (NSHI) was ascertained in Pakistan and displayed significant evidence of linkage to 3q13.31-q22.3. The novel locus (DFNB42) segregating in this kindred, maps to a 21.6 cM region according to a genetic map constructed using data from both the deCode and Marshfield genetic maps. This region of homozygosity is flanked by markers D3S1278 and D3S2453. A maximum multipoint LOD score of 3.72 was obtained at marker D3S4523. ...[more]