An unusual combined insertion/deletion polymorphism in intron 10 of the human complement C6 gene

Human Genetics

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 104-108

  Fernie, Barbara A ^a   Hobart, Michael J ^a  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C6;

ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE DELETION; GENE INSERTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOGENETICS; INTRON; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN VARIANT;

BASE SEQUENCE; COMPLEMENT C6; DNA RESTRICTION ENZYMES; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; INTRONS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RETROELEMENTS; SEQUENCE DELETION;

UNIDENTIFIED RETROVIRUS;

EID: 0030877632     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004390050474     Document Type: Article

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