Molecular analysis of mutations and polymorphisms of the Lewis secretor type α(1,2)-fucosyltransferase gene reveals that Taiwan aborigines are of austronesian derivation

Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 60-65

  Chang, J G ^a   Ko, Y C ^b   Lee, J C I ^c   Chang, S J ^b   Liu, T C ^b   Shih, M C ^a   Peng, C T ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CENTRAL POLICE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Mutations and polymorphisms; Origin; Southeast Asia; Taiwan aborigines; (1,2) Fucosyltransferase (FUT2)

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; CYTOSINE; FUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; THYMINE;

ABORIGINE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD GROUP LEWIS SYSTEM; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FUSION GENE; GENE DELETION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; MUTATION RATE; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION GENETICS; SOUTHEAST ASIA; TAIWAN;

EID: 0036216287     PISSN: 14345161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100380200001     Document Type: Article

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