TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS - POSSIBLE MODIFICATION OF PHENOTYPIC EXPRESSION BY AN UNLINKED DOMINANT GENE

被引:14
作者
RUSHTON, AR
SHAYWITZ, BA
机构
[1] YALE UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT NEUROL,NEW HAVEN,CT 06520
[2] YALE UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT PEDIAT,NEW HAVEN,CT 06520
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D O I
10.1136/jmg.16.1.32
中图分类号
Q3 [遗传学];
学科分类号
071007 ; 090102 ;
摘要
A unique pedigree is presented which shows tuberous sclerosis in three generations of a family, in which two heterozygotes for the mutant gene were found to be clinically asymptomatic. A genetic model is proposed to explain these findings based upon the segregation of a second unlinked autosomal dominant gene modifying the expression of the gene for tuberous sclerosis.
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