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Linkage analysis and the tracking of susceptibility genes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Kevin Stopps*
Affiliation:
Molecular Genetics Laboratory, West Midlands Regional Genetics Service, Birmingham Women's Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TG.
Fiona Macdonald*
Affiliation:
Molecular Genetics Laboratory, West Midlands Regional Genetics Service, Birmingham Women's Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TG.
*
Address for correspondence:Molecular Genetics Laboratory, West Midlands Regional Genetics Service, Birmingham Women's Hospital, Metchley Park Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TG.
Address for correspondence:Molecular Genetics Laboratory, West Midlands Regional Genetics Service, Birmingham Women's Hospital, Metchley Park Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TG.

Abstract

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Molecular Biology Series
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1998

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