TY - JOUR T1 - Exclusion of calcitonin as a candidate gene for the basic defect in a family with autosomal dominant supravalvular aortic stenosis. JF - Journal of Medical Genetics JO - J Med Genet SP - 311 LP - 312 DO - 10.1136/jmg.25.5.311 VL - 25 IS - 5 AU - C P Bennett AU - J Burn AU - G E Moore AU - J Chambers AU - R Williamson AU - J Wilkinson Y1 - 1988/05/01 UR - http://jmg.bmj.com/content/25/5/311.abstract N2 - Supravalvular aortic stenosis (SVAS) may occur as an isolated autosomal dominant trait or as a feature of Williams syndrome. It has been suggested that a defect in calcitonin function may play a role in Williams syndrome. We have excluded calcitonin as a candidate gene for SVAS using a gene specific probe. ER -