Racial heterogeneity of DNA polymorphisms linked to the A and the O alleles of the ABO blood group gene

Annals of Human Genetics

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 67-72

  Zago, M A ^a   Tavella, M H ^a   Simoes B P ^a   Franco, R F ^a   Guerreiro, J F ^a   Santos, S B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ALLELE; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP ABO SYSTEM; CAUCASIAN; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEGRO; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 0030025944     PISSN: 00034800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1809.1996.tb01173.x     Document Type: Article

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