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SUBMITTER: Chan V
PROVIDER: S-EPMC379172 | biostudies-literature | 2002 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chan Vivian V Fong Gardian C Y GC Luk Keith D K KD Yip Ben B Lee Miu-Kuen MK Wong Man-Sim MS Lu David D S DD Chan Tai-Kwong TK
American journal of human genetics 20020628 2
Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is one of the most common orthopedic disorders, affecting up to 4% of schoolchildren worldwide. We studied seven unrelated multiplex families of southern Chinese descent with AIS, consisting of 25 affected members. A genomewide scan with >400 fluorescent microsatellite markers was performed. Multipoint linkage analysis by GENEHUNTER revealed significant linkage of the abnormal phenotype to the distal short arm of chromosome 19, with both a maximum multipoint ...[more]