Physical mapping in the region of human Xq12-21.1 using pulsed field gel electrophoresis

A number of human disease genes have been localised to Xq12-21.1. A genetic map of this region has previously been constructed using family linkage studies and has been complemented by physical mapping studies using hybrid and deletion cell lines. We have constructed a preliminary long-range physical map of the region, which incorporates thirteen polymorphic and non-polymorphic probes, using pulsed field gel electrophoresis. The order of loci that can be inferred from all the genetic and physical mapping data is: cen-DXS133-[DXS153, DXS159]-DXS132-DXS135-[DXS131, DXS162]-[DXS325, DXS-347, DXS441]-PGK1-DXS447-DXS72-tel. The detection of several large non-overlapping MluI fragments by these probes implies that the minimum extent of the genomic DNA containing these loci is 16 Mb. This information should be useful in the eventual identification and isolation of the genes responsible for diseases that map to this region.