Table 1.

Comparison of the Estimated Distance to the Telomere Based on RH Data, Genetic Mapping, and Interphase FISH Analysis

Telomere/clone Distal marker[i]/clone RH distance Interphase FISH
2p/68J13AFMA070WC9/357O116.02 cR (4.8 Mb)1 Mb
AFMB283ZH5/138E4<100 kb
4p/118B13AFMA060ZE5/136B17500–600 kb
4q/cT55AFMA224XH1[ii] [iii]/31J32 cR (600 kb)<200 kb
8p/63M14AFM197XG5/77L23<200 kb
9p/41L13WI-17492/100H50.0 cR<200 kb
AFM274XE1/56N11250 kb
12p/8M16WI-5272/90I50.00 cR800 kb–1 Mb
AFM303XD9/93E1600–800 kb
15q/196D24[iv] WI-5214/154P110 cR (3 Mb)<100 kb
AFMA140YE5[iii]/121F5600 kb
16p/191K2D16S521[ii]/268L46.29 cR (1.9 Mb)colocalizes
16q/191P24SGC32044/230M240 cR (0 kb)300 kb
AFM342XD9[iii]/121A14700–800 kb

[i] (AFM) Genethon; (WI) Whitehead Institute; (SGC) Stanford Genome Center.

[ii] Same distal marker on RH and genetic map.

[iii] New distal marker from comprehensive genetic map (Broman et al. 1998) may be distal to this marker.

[iv] Subtelomeric repeat probe that cross-hybridizes to multiple telomeres, including 15q.