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Linkage analysis
• The mapping of a trait on the basis of its
tendency to be co-inherited with polymorphic
markers
Recombination
• The exchange (crossing over) of DNA
between members of a chromosomal pair,
usually in meiosis
Recombination
gametes
Basic rules of linkage
• Loci on different chromosomes will not be co-inherited
– i.e. locus A on chromosome 1 will not be co-inherited with
locus B on chromosome 2
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Completely
Uninformative informative
An autosomal
dominant
disease for which the
gene resides on
chromosome 1
Disease gene
But you don’t
know that! 1
Disease gene
Marker studied
Disease gene
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Marker studied
Disease gene
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Marker studied
Disease gene
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Marker studied
Disease gene
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Marker studied
Disease gene
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Marker studied
Disease gene
24 25 27
Genotype data for the whole family
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The next step - define the maximal region
of linkage
Gene resides
Disease gene
here
Fibrosi cistica del pancreas
Gene malattia
• Alla fine nei pazienti è stata trovata nel 70% dei casi una mutazione
in omozigosi consistente nella delezione di un codone (F508Del).