Human Genetics

, Volume 77, Issue 3, pp 277–279 | Cite as

Linkage relationship between the genes for adenosine deaminase and S-adenosyl-homocysteine hydrolase on human chromosome 20

  • S. Bissbort
  • H. W. Hitzeroth
  • C. T. van den Berg
  • T. F. Wienker
Original Investigations

Summary

The genes for adenosine deaminase (ADA) and Sadenosyl homocysteine hydrolase (AHCY or SAHH) are known to be syntenic and within measurable distance from each other, on chromosome 20 in man. In the present study an informative family is described in which the recombination fraction (θ) between the respective genes is estimated to be about 0.18. Together with the published finding of θ=0.15 (Eiberg and Mohr 1985) in informative Danish families, the recombination fraction for the pooled data is calculated to be θ=0.14 (in men), \(\hat \theta = 0.08\) (in women) and \(\hat \theta = 0.13\) (both sexes taken together).

Keywords

Internal Medicine Adenosine Metabolic Disease Homocysteine Measurable Distance 
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© Springer-Verlag 1987

Authors and Affiliations

  • S. Bissbort
    • 1
  • H. W. Hitzeroth
    • 2
  • C. T. van den Berg
    • 1
  • T. F. Wienker
    • 3
  1. 1.Department of Chemical PathologyUniversity of PretoriaPretoriaSouth Africa
  2. 2.Department of National Health and Population DevelopmentGenetic ServicesPretoriaSouth Africa
  3. 3.Institut für Humangenetik und Anthropologie der UniversitätFreiburg i. Br.Germany

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