Analysis of the allelic diversity of a [CA)n repeat polymorphism among α1-antitrypsin gene products from northern Portugal

Human Genetics

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 194-198

  Rocha, Jorge ^a   Pinto, Dalila ^a   Santos, M Teresa ^a   Amorim, António ^a   Amil Dias, Jorge ^b,c   Cardoso Rodrigues, Fernando ^c   Aguiar, Álvaro ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b University of Porto   (Portugal)

^c HOSPITAL DE SÃO JOÃO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN; GENE PRODUCT;

ALLELE; ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN DEFICIENCY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

ALLELES; ALPHA 1-ANTITRYPSIN; DINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PORTUGAL;

EID: 0031015838     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004390050337     Document Type: Article

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