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Two Swedish families whose members have a muscle disorder and an identical haplotype have been screened for linkage using the human genome screening set. Most chromosome regions were completely excluded by linkage analysis. Linkage to the chromosomal region 2q24-q31 was found. The gene for the disease is likely to be in the 17-cM region between markers D2S2384 and D2S364. The families have autosomal dominant myopathy and early respiratory failure and proximal weakness. They also have characteristic cytoplasmic bodies in biopsies of affected muscles.
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Lethal congenital contracture syndrome (LCCS) has been assigned to a restricted region of chromosome 9q34 by use of genome scanning using five affected individuals from two families. LCCS is an autosomal recessive disease. It is characterized by the fetal akinesia phenotype and leads to death before the 32nd gestational week. All cases reported, of which there have been 43, have been in Finland. The etiology and pathological mechanism of the motoneuron disease are not yet known.
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An autosomal dominant form of juvenile amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) has been linked to a gene, ALS4, on chromosome 9q34. A gene on that chromosome is implicated as being important for motor-neuron function. Genetic mapping was carried out on an 11-generation pedigree that had the autosomal dominant, juvenile-onset motor-systems disease. The highest LOD score was found with D9S1847. Results extend the degree of heterogeneity within familial ALS syndromes.
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