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Locus (pl. loci):

A specific position of a gene or DNA marker on a chromosome.

Locus heterogeneity:

Genes at different chromosomal positions (loci) result in the same phenotype.

LOF:

See loss-of-function mutation

Loss-of-function mutation:

A DNA alteration which results in reduced or abolished protein activity.

LuCAMP:

Lundbeck Foundtation Centre for Applied Medical Genomics in Personalized Medicine