The recent availability of the sequenced and annotated DNA sequences of chr
omosomes 21 and 22 has initiated the next phase in thf human genome project
: the application of this resource. One facet of these data is that they pr
ovide a list of ordered genes along the chromosome that can be capitalized
upon to determine gene position effects. Specifically, the physical positio
n and distribution of genes along the chromosomes may be related to gene-ex
pression in specific organs or organ systems. In this report we index the s
ubset of genes constituting the human "cardiovascular genome" on chromosome
s 21q and 22q as well as report the identification of several "cardiovascul
ar gene" clusters. These gene clusters are suggestive of a higher order of
tissue-specific gene regulation at the chromosomal level, (C) 2001 Academic
Press.