Nail-patella syndrome in an Indian family: clinical and linkage data

Of 11 persons found to have the nail-patella syndrome in an Indian family, two show malposition of teeth of a marked but unspecific nature. It will be difficult to determine whether this feature is one more effect of the nail-patella allele. The linkage estimate for the nail-patella and ABO loci (1 recombinant in 16 meiotic products) is consistent with estimates in families of European origin. The author is grateful to the members in the pedigree who so willingly offered themselves for the investigation. Thanks are also due to Mi D. Roy Choudhry, Deputy Keeper (Anthropology), National Museum, New Delhi, for his help during the study.