Allelic heterogeneityThe occurrence of more than one allele at a locusα-Thalassemiaβ-Thalassemia Locus heterogeneityThe association of more than one locus with a clinical phenotypeThalassemia can result from mutations in either the α-globin…
LDL, Low-density lipoprotein; mRNA, messenger RNA.
Figure 11-1 A general outline of the mechanisms by which disease-causing mutations produce disease. Mutations in the coding region result in structurally abnormal proteins that have a loss or gain of function…
Figure 6-7 Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) and Angelman syndrome (AS). A, PWS in a -year-old boy with obesity, hypogonadism, and small hands and feet who also has short stature and developmental delay. B,…
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General References Altshuler D, Daly MJ, Lander ES. Genetic mapping in human disease. Science. 2008;322:881–888. Manolio TA. Genomewide association studies and assessment of the risk of disease. N Engl J…
Figure 10-12 Representative filtering scheme for reducing the millions of variants detected in whole-genome sequencing of a family consisting of two unaffected parents and an affected child to a small number…
Figure 10-11 “Manhattan plot” of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of age-related macular degeneration using approximately 1 million genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) alleles located along all 22 autosomes on the x-axis. Each…
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