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Sample data on linkage disequilibrium (ρ) and distance (d, in kb) between disease genes and nearby SNP markers
| Disease gene | Population | ρ | d | χ12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington disease (14) | Canada | 0.14 | 175 | 12.15 |
| 0.11 | 175 | 8.05 | ||
| Huntington disease (15) | England | 0.29 | 175 | 11.93 |
| 0.28 | 175 | 11.06 | ||
| Cystic fibrosis (16) | Caucasians | 0.19 | 9 | 6.15 |
| 0.51 | 19 | 46.23 | ||
| Limb girdle muscular dystrophy (17) | Reunion Islands | 0.66 | 50 | 25.02 |
| Amish | 0.80 | 50 | 33.63 | |
| Hemochromatosis (18) | Utah | 0.80 | 0 | 164.68 |
