title: Multilocus linkage analysis with the human argininosuccinate synthetase gene.
abstract: We have identified three restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs) from within the argininosuccinate synthetase (ASS) gene which maps to human chromosome 9q34-qter. Although RFLPs at pseudogene loci are detected by the cDNA, these are the first polymorphisms reported at the ASS locus. The three RFLPs are in linkage equilibrium with each other, and haplotypes for the ASS locus are highly informative. Two-locus recombination estimates between ASS and seven other 9q markers indicated that ASS is closest to the ABO blood group with a recombination fraction of 0.04 (0.005-0.11). A multilocus lod score analysis with these seven 9q markers indicated that ASS maps between ABL and MCT136 close to ABO, but it is uncertain if ASS is centromeric or telomeric to ABO.
authors.affiliation: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Northrup
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lathrop
authors.forename: S Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Daiger
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Beaudet
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: O'Brien
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D001124:Argininosuccinate Synthase / Q000235:genetics*; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D002899:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 9; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D006239:Haplotypes; D006801:Humans; D008025:Ligases / Q000235:genetics*; D008126:Lod Score; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D011995:Recombination, Genetic
chemical_list: D008025:Ligases; D001124:Argininosuccinate Synthase