Fine mapping of a human chromosome 6 ferritin heavy chain pseudogene: relevance to haemochromatosis

K M Summers, K S Tam, P B Bartley, J Drysdale, H Y Zoghbi, J W Halliday, L W Powell

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Abstract

We have used a somatic cell hybrid regional mapping panel for the short arm of chromosome 6, linkage analysis and a population study to map in detail a previously described ferritin heavy chain pseudogene sequence on chromosome 6. Our results show that this sequence maps to the short arm of chromosome 6 centromeric to the glyoxylase locus. The ferritin pseudogene locus is thus distant from the locus for the iron storage disease haemochromatosis, confirming previous evidence that this sequence is not a candidate for the haemochromatosis gene.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)175-8
Number of pages4
JournalHuman Genetics
Volume88
Issue number2
Publication statusPublished - 1991

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