Common polymorphism in a highly variable region upstream of the human lactase gene affects DNA-protein interactions

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 791-800

  Hollox, Edward J ^d   Poulter, Mark ^d   Wang, Yangxi ^c   Krause, Amanda ^a   Swallow, Dallas M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c HARVARD INSTITUTES OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis; Lactase; Nuclear protein binding; Polymorphism; Primate

Indexed keywords

CIS ACTING ELEMENT; LACTASE; LACTOSE;

ALLELE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DNA FLANKING REGION; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY; EUROPE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; PHENOTYPE; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SWINE; WEANING;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ANIMALS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BASE SEQUENCE; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; CELL LINE; DNA; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; LACTASE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PRIMATES; PROTEIN BINDING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE DELETION; SWINE; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; PRIMATES; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0032722506     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5200369     Document Type: Article

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