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X-linked megalocornea: close linkage to DXS87 and DXS94

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In a family in which X-linked megalocornea is segregating, the disease locus was found to be closely linked to DXS87 (zmax=3.91, θmax=0.00) and DXS94 (zmax=3.34, θmax=0.00) in Xq21.3-q22.

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  1. Division of Pathology, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Prince of Wales Hospital, 2031, Randwick, Australia

    J. D. Chen, H. Fuller, S. Serravalle, J. Olsson & M. J. Denton

  2. Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Australia

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Chen, J.D., Mackey, D., Fuller, H. et al. X-linked megalocornea: close linkage to DXS87 and DXS94. Hum Genet 83, 292–294 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00285176

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