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A locus for the X-linked dominant genodermatosis incontinentia pigmenti (IP) has been linked to markers in Xq28. Here we report high lod scores for markers spanning the interval DXS52-DXYS154 using 16 families, providing further evidence for a single major X-linked IP locus.
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This work was funded with the support of the Medical Research Council. We would like to thank Jane Dickinson for providing ophthalmological details and Charles French-Constant for clinical discussion.
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Jouet, M., Stewart, H., Landy, S. et al. Linkage Analysis in 16 Families with Incontinentia pigmenti. Eur J Hum Genet 5, 168–170 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03405895
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