Polymorphic sequences of the tyrosinase gene: Allele analysis on 16 OCA1 patients in japan indicate that three polymorphic sequences in the tyrosinase gene promoter could be powerful markers for indirect gene diagnosis

Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-6

  Tanita, M ^a   Matsunaga, J ^a   Miyamura, Y ^b   Dakeishi, M ^c   Nakamura, E ^b   Kono, M ^b   Shimizu, H ^d   Tagami, H ^a   Tomita, Y ^b  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c AKITA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Albinism; Gene diagnosis; Mutation; Polymorphism; Tyrosinase

Indexed keywords

MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE;

ALLELISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE MAPPING; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; JAPAN; OCULOCUTANEOUS ALBINISM; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

ALBINISM, OCULOCUTANEOUS; ALLELES; DINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS; DNA; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; MUTATION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS);

OXALIS TUBEROSA;

EID: 0036163116     PISSN: 14345161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10038-002-8648-3     Document Type: Article

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