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Margaret Wallace

Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, University of Florida
Verified email at ufl.edu
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A polymorphic DNA marker genetically linked to Huntington's disease

JF Gusella, NS Wexler, PM Conneally, SL Naylor… - Nature, 1983 - nature.com
Family studies show that the Huntington's disease gene is linked to a polymorphic DNA
marker that maps to human chromosome 4. The chromosomal localization of the …

Type 1 neurofibromatosis gene: identification of a large transcript disrupted in three NF1 patients

MR Wallace, DA Marchuk, LB Andersen, R Letcher… - Science, 1990 - science.org
Von Recklinghausen neurofibromatosis (NF1) is a common autosomal dominant disorder
characterized by abnormalities in multiple tissues derived from the neural crest. No reliable …

Identification of the familial cylindromatosis tumour-suppressor gene

GR Bignell, W Warren, S Seal, M Takahashi, E Rapley… - Nature …, 2000 - nature.com
Familial cylindromatosis is an autosomal dominant genetic predisposition to multiple
tumours of the skin appendages. The susceptibility gene (CYLD) has previously been …

An experimental determination of primary carbonatite magma composition

ME Wallace, DH Green - Nature, 1988 - nature.com
Carbonatites are uncommon carbonate-rich rocks usually found in continental intra-plate
regions and often associated with rifting. There has been much debate as to whether …

The melanocortin-1 receptor gene mediates female-specific mechanisms of analgesia in mice and humans

JS Mogil, SG Wilson, EJ Chesler… - Proceedings of the …, 2003 - National Acad Sciences
Sex specificity of neural mechanisms modulating nociceptive information has been
demonstrated in rodents, and these qualitative sex differences appear to be relevant to …

Mantle metasomatism by ephemeral carbonatite melts

DH Green, ME Wallace - Nature, 1988 - nature.com
Recent experiments1 have shown that, at a range of upper-mantle temperatures and
pressures, a carbonatite (carbonate-rich) melt occurs as a very small melt fraction in …

A de novo Alu insertion results in neurofibromatosis type 1

MR Wallace, LB Andersen, AM Saulino, PE Gregory… - Nature, 1991 - nature.com
Abstract NEUROFIBROMATOSIS type 1 (NF1) is a common autosomal dominant disorder
with a high mutation rate and variable expression, characterized by neurofibromas, café-au …

cDNA cloning of the type 1 neurofibromatosis gene: complete sequence of the NF1 gene product

DA Marchuk, AM Saulino, R Tavakkol, M Swaroop… - Genomics, 1991 - Elsevier
Von Recklinghausen neurofibromatosis, or type 1 neurofibromatosis (NF1), is a common
autosomal dominant disorder characterized by abnormalities in multiple tissues derived from …

[HTML][HTML] Variant of TYR and Autoimmunity Susceptibility Loci in Generalized Vitiligo

Y Jin, SA Birlea, PR Fain, K Gowan… - … England Journal of …, 2010 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Generalized vitiligo is an autoimmune disease characterized by melanocyte
loss, which results in patchy depigmentation of skin and hair, and is associated with an …

[HTML][HTML] The A118G single nucleotide polymorphism of the μ-opioid receptor gene (OPRM1) is associated with pressure pain sensitivity in humans

RB Fillingim, L Kaplan, R Staud, TJ Ness, TL Glover… - The Journal of …, 2005 - Elsevier
Responses to painful stimuli are characterized by tremendous interindividual variability, and
genetic factors likely account for some proportion of this variability. However, few studies …