A new restriction fragment length polymorphism at the DXS101 locus allows carrier detection in a family with X linked agammaglobulinaemia. |
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Authors: | A Sweatman R Lovering H Middleton-Price A Jones G Morgan R Levinsky and C Kinnon |
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Affiliation: | Division of Cell and Molecular Biology, Institute of Child Health, London, UK. |
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Abstract: | The gene responsible for X linked agammaglobulinaemia (XLA) lies in Xq22 and has recently been identified as atk. DXS101 is a polymorphic locus which is closely linked to the disease locus. In this report we describe the identification, by pulsed field gel electrophoresis, of a new polymorphism at the DXS101 locus with a predicted heterozygosity of 4.9%. Despite this low value, we show how this polymorphism has been important in carrier status determination in a family with XLA where assessment was not possible by other means. |
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