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Human Genome News, Nov. 1994; 6(4):2

Albert Einstein College of Medicine (AECM)

ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE (AECM)

  • (NIH, established 1993)
  • RAJU KUCHERLAPATI, Director
  • CONTACT: Kucherlapati (718/430-2069, Fax: -8776, kucherla@aecom.yu.edu); AECM; 1300 Morris Park Ave.; Bronx, NY 10461.

OTHER KEY RESEARCHERS

  • Kenneth Kidd (Yale Univ.)
  • Kenneth Krauter
  • Perry Miller (Yale Univ.)
  • David Ward (Yale Univ.)

MAJOR GOALS

  • Construction of a high-resolution map of chromosome 12, integrating the cytogenetic, linkage, and physical maps; localization of all known chromosome 12 genes onto specific yeast artificial chromosomes.

MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  • Characterization of a human chromosome 12 cosmid library and mapping of more than 200 cosmids to specific regions of chromosome 12 by fluorescence in situ hybridization.
  • Generation of monomorphic and polymorphic markers from cosmids mapped to chromosome 12.
  • Construction of yeast artificial chromosome contigs covering nearly 40% of the chromosome. Each contig includes polymorphic markers generated by several groups, including Genethon, Univ. of Iowa, CHLC, MMRF, and AECM. Additional markers have been generated from the ends of yeast artificial chromosomes by AECM. The yeast artificial chromosome map also incorporates known chromosome 12 genes.
  • Integration of cytogenetic maps with emerging physical maps by fluorescence in situ hybridization mapping of over 100 individual yeast artificial chromosomes from contigs to metaphase chromosomes.
  • Development of a Sybase-based relational database for chromosome 12 reagents and maps.

AVAILABLE RESOURCES

  • Arrayed chromosome 12 cosmid library for replica plating.
  • Centre d'Etude du Polymorphisme Humain chromosome 12-specific yeast artificial chromosome sublibrary.
  • Sequence tagged site collections for mapped positions of chromosome 12 cosmids, yeast artificial chromosomes, and genes as determined by fluorescence in situ hybridization mapping.

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