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A cloned DNA sequence, RC8, from the short arm of the X chromosome which is linked to the Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) gene has been employed to study linkage relationships with the Xg-linked retinoschisis (RS) locus. Results of three point linkage analyses in two families suggest that the gene order on Xp is Xg-RS-RC8. Moreover, it can be inferred from these data that the genetic distance between Xg and DMD is approximately 55 cM.
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Wieacker, P., Wienker, T.F., Dallapiccola, B. et al. Linkage relationships between retinoschisis, Xg, and a cloned DNA sequence from the distal short arm of the X chromosome. Hum Genet 64, 143–145 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00327111
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