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Genetics of acheiropodia (the handless and footless families of Brazil). VI. Formal genetic analysis.
Freire-Maia A, Freire-Maia N, Morton NE, Azevêdo ES, Quelce-Salgado A. Freire-Maia A, et al. Am J Hum Genet. 1975 Jul;27(4):521-7. Am J Hum Genet. 1975. PMID: 1155460 Free PMC article.
A genetic analysis is presented of data from 22 Brazilian sibships with cases of acheiropodia (the handless and footless families of Brazil). Segregation analysis performed using a 16K CDC 3100 computer showed a segregation frequency of .245 +/- .040, which is close to the …
A genetic analysis is presented of data from 22 Brazilian sibships with cases of acheiropodia (the handless and footless families of …
Genetics of acheiropodia (the handless and footless families of Brazil). IX. Genetic counseling.
Freire-Maia A, Freire-Maia N, Schull WJ. Freire-Maia A, et al. Hum Hered. 1975;25(4):329-36. doi: 10.1159/000152743. Hum Hered. 1975. PMID: 126945
Acheiropodia offers no special problem of a counseling nature. The genetic risk can be easily estimated since the anomaly is due to a rare autosomal recessive gene with complete penetrance and little variation in expression. ...
Acheiropodia offers no special problem of a counseling nature. The genetic risk can be easily estimated since the anomaly is due to a …