Analysis of estrogen receptor dinucleotide polymorphism by capillary gel electrophoresis with a population genetic study in 180 Finns

Human Heredity

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 142-145

  Kunnas, Tarja A ^a,b   Holmberg Marttila, Doris ^b   Karhunen, Pekka J ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Capillary electrophoresis; Dinucleotide repeat polymorphism; Estrogen receptor

Indexed keywords

DINUCLEOTIDE; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; POLYACRYLAMIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; FEMALE; FINLAND; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN;

EID: 0033017543     PISSN: 00015652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000022862     Document Type: Article

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