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. 1997 May;60(5):1139–1149.

Linkage disequilibrium and physical mapping of X-linked juvenile retinoschisis.

L Huopaniemi 1, A Rantala 1, E Tahvanainen 1, A de la Chapelle 1, T Alitalo 1
PMCID: PMC1712451  PMID: 9150161

Abstract

X-linked juvenile retinoschisis (RS) is a recessively inherited disorder resulting in poor visual acuity. Affected males typically show retinal degeneration and intraretinal splitting. The prevalence of RS is 1:15,000-1:30,000. Elsewhere we have mapped the RS gene between the markers DXS43 and DXS274 in Xp22.1-p22.2. To narrow the RS region, we analyzed 31 Finnish RS families with the markers DXS418, DXS999, DXS7161, and DXS365 and a new polymorphic microsatellite marker, HYAT1. Multipoint linkage analysis allowed us to localize the RS gene between the markers DXS418 and DXS7161 (LOD score = 31.3). We have covered this region with nine YAC clones. On the basis of the sizes of the YACs, sequence-tagged site (STS) content mapping, and restriction mapping, the physical distance between DXS418 and DXS7161 is approximately 0.9 Mb. A total of five potential CpG islands could be identified. For haplotype analysis, eight additional Finnish RS families were analyzed with the markers DXS1195, DXS418, HYAT1, DXS999, DXS7161, and DXS365. On the basis of the linkage-disequilibrium data that were derived from the genetically isolated Finnish population, the critical region for RS could be narrowed to 0.2-0.3 cM, between the markers DXS418 and HYAT1.

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