Allelic frequencies of six (CA)n microsatellite markers of the dystrophin gene in the Korean population

Human Heredity

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 205-207

  Kim, Un Kyung ^a   Cho, Min Soon ^a   Chae, Jae Jin ^a   Kim, Sung Han ^a   Hong, Sung Soo ^a   Lee, Sook Hwan ^c   Namkoong, Yong ^b   Lee, Chung Choo ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Gangneung Wonju National University   (South Korea)

^c CHA University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

CA repeat; Duchenne and Becker dystrophies; Dystrophin gene; Korean population; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

DYSTROPHIN; MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ARTICLE; BECKER MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; CAUCASIAN; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC MARKER; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; KOREA; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETICS;

ALLELES; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; DYSTROPHIN; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0032783479     PISSN: 00015652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000022876     Document Type: Article

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