Five new polymorphisms in the complement C7 gene and their association with C7 deficiency

Experimental and Clinical Immunogenetics

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 150-161

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

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

C7 deficiency; Complement C7 gene; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C7;

ARTICLE; COMPLEMENT DEFICIENCY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ETHNIC GROUP; EXON; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HAPLOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALLELES; BASE SEQUENCE; COMPLEMENT C7; ETHNIC GROUPS; GENETIC MARKERS; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 0032970944     PISSN: 02549670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000019107     Document Type: Article

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