Allelic diversity of the human plasma α(1,3)fucosyltransferase gene (FUT6)

Annals of Human Genetics

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 277-284

  Pang, H ^a   Koda, Y ^a   Soejima, M ^a   Schlaphoff, T ^b   Toit, E D Du ^b   Kimura, Hiroshi ^a  

^a KURUME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Medical School   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOSINE; DNA; FUCOSYLTRANSFERASE;

AFRICA; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; JAPAN; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0033402008     PISSN: 00034800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S000348009900754X     Document Type: Article

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