Synchrony of oculocutaneous albinism, the Prader-Willi syndrome, and a normal karyotype.
- 1 May 1989
- journal article
- case report
- Published by BMJ in Journal of Medical Genetics
- Vol. 26 (5), 337-339
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jmg.26.5.337
Abstract
A Chinese girl with oculocutaneous albinism has the Prader-Willi syndrome and a normal karyotype. This association emphasises the importance of further molecular study of the 15(q12) region of the genome in the search for the locus of an albinism gene.Keywords
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