DNA polymorphisms for the nerve growth factor receptor gene exclude its role in familial dysautonomia.
Breakefield X, Ozelius L, Bothwell M, Chao M, Axelrod F, Kramer P, Kidd K, Lanahan A, Johnson D, Ross A. DNA polymorphisms for the nerve growth factor receptor gene exclude its role in familial dysautonomia. Molecular Biology & Medicine 1986, 3: 483-94. PMID: 2886891.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNerve growth factor receptor geneGrowth factor receptor geneFactor receptor geneReceptor geneExcellent genetic markerAshkenazic Jewish populationPolymorphic restriction sitesDNA polymorphismsFamilial dysautonomiaGenetic markersBeta subunitLinkage analysisGenesRestriction sitesChromosome 17qAutosomal recessive modeAllelesPossible roleRecessive modeAffected individualsNeuronal factorsPolymorphismNGF actionCentimorgansMore members