title: Human chromosome 8.
abstract: The role of human chromosome 8 in genetic disease together with the current status of the genetic linkage map for this chromosome is reviewed. Both hereditary genetic disease attributed to mutant alleles at gene loci on chromosome 8 and neoplastic disease owing to somatic mutation, particularly chromosomal translocations, are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wood
mesh_terms: D002898:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 8; D030342:Genetic Diseases, Inborn / Q000235:genetics*; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D006801:Humans