Gene: [08q24/VMD1] vitelliform macular dystrophy, atypical;

COM

Basing on the linkage data, the HGM catalogues assign VMD1 to Chr 8q, and the MIM ones, to Chr 8q24."

LIN

According to Ferrel-1983, VMD1 gene is linked to glutamic-pyruvate transaminase gene (GEM:08q243/GPT; Yoder-1988)."

HET

Two other loci accounting for macular dystrophy are mapped, GEM:11q13/VMD2 and GEM:06q1/MCDR1 (the North Carolina type)."

REF

LOC,LIN "Ferrell RE &: AJHG, 35, 78-84, 1983
LOC,LIN "Yoder FE &: Clin Genet, 34, 26-30, 1988

KEY

eye

CLA

unknown, basic

LOC

08 q24

MIM

MIM: 153840