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  • Title: Localization of a recessive gene for North American Indian childhood cirrhosis to chromosome region 16q22-and identification of a shared haplotype.
    Author: Bétard C, Rasquin-Weber A, Brewer C, Drouin E, Clark S, Verner A, Darmond-Zwaig C, Fortin J, Mercier J, Chagnon P, Fujiwara TM, Morgan K, Richter A, Hudson TJ, Mitchell GA.
    Journal: Am J Hum Genet; 2000 Jul; 67(1):222-8. PubMed ID: 10820129.
    Abstract:
    North American Indian childhood cirrhosis (NAIC, or CIRH1A) is an isolated nonsyndromic form of familial cholestasis reported in Ojibway-Cree children and young adults in northwestern Quebec. The pattern of transmission is consistent with an autosomal recessive mode of inheritance. To map the NAIC locus, we performed a genomewide scan on three DNA pools of samples from 13 patients, 16 unaffected siblings, and 22 parents from five families. Analysis of 333 highly polymorphic markers revealed 3 markers with apparent excess allele sharing among affected individuals. Additional mapping identified a chromosome 16q segment shared by all affected individuals. When the program FASTLINK/LINKAGE was used and a completely penetrant autosomal recessive mode of inheritance was assumed, a maximum LOD score of 4.44 was observed for a recombination fraction of 0, with marker D16S3067. A five-marker haplotype (D16S3067, D16S752, D16S2624, D16S3025, and D16S3106) spanning 4.9 cM was shared by all patients. These results provide significant evidence of linkage for a candidate gene on chromosome 16q22.
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