Synchrony of oculocutaneous albinism, the Prader-Willi syndrome, and a normal karyotype.
A Chinese girl with oculocutaneous albinism has the Prader-Willi syndrome and a normal karyotype. This association emphasises the importance of further molecular study of the 15(q12) region of the genome in the search for the locus of an albinism gene.
Wallis
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Department of Human Genetics, University of Cape Town Medical School, South Africa.
Beighton
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PH
D000417:Albinism / Q000235:genetics*; D002648:Child; D005127:Eye Color / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007621:Karyotyping; D011218:Prader-Willi Syndrome / Q000235:genetics*