Variation in STR loci of the human myelin basic protein gene: North Portugal and Sao Tome e Principe

Human Biology

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 481-487

  Pereira, Luísa ^a   Gusmão, Leonor ^a   Prata, Maria João ^a   Mota, Paulo ^a   Trovoada, Maria Jesus ^a,b   Amorim, António ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Linkage disequilibrium; MBP; Population genetics; Single base substitution

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034088270     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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