(a) A typical family tree showing autosomal inheritance. An affected parent has a 50%risk of transmitting the condition to each child, whether they are male or female. (b) The same family tree showing ...

Genetic linkage analyses on individuals suffering from a polygenic disease and their relatives help to identify chromosomal regions responsible for susceptibility and for particular traits of the ...

This study is led by Prof. Hongyan Wang (Institute of Reproduction and Development, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Institute of Metabolism and Integrative Biology, Fudan University), Prof. Qihua ...

Broad-spectrum autism, referred to as pervasive developmental disorder (PDD), may be associated with genetic factors. We examined 241 siblings in 269 Japanese families with affected children. The ...