Complement C6 and C7 DNA polymorphisms analysed by PCR in seven ethnic groups and characterisation of the C6 MspI RFLP

Experimental and Clinical Immunogenetics

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 92-103

  Fernie, Barbara A ^a   Finlay, Annegret ^a,b,c   Price, David ^a,b,c   Chan, Edie ^a,b,c   Orren, Ann ^a,b,c   Joysey, Valerie C ^a,b,c   Joysey, Kenneth A ^a,b,c   Hobart, Michael J ^a,b,c  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complements C6 and C7; MspI RFLP; Polymorphism; Serum DNA

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C6; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C7; DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ETHNIC GROUP; EXON; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRON; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

ALLELES; CHINA; COMPLEMENT C6; COMPLEMENT C7; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE HPAII; DNA; EUROPE; GENE FREQUENCY; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; INDIA; MALAYSIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SOUTH AFRICA; SPAIN;

EID: 0030468444     PISSN: 02549670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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