Abstract
Mutations in the UBA domain of SQSTM1 are a common cause of Paget's disease of bone. Here we show that the most common disease-causing mutation (P392L) is carried on a shared haplotype, consistent with a founder effect and a common ancestral origin.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 227-231 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Bone and Mineral Research |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 2 |
Early online date | 16 Nov 2004 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Feb 2005 |
Keywords
- Paget's disease of bone
- genetic
- SQSTM1
- haplotype
- founder effect
- genetic-heterogeneity
- familial aggregation
- chromosome 18Q
- identification
- Netherlands
- prevalence
- linkage
- loci