Founder effect of the C9 R95X mutation in Orientals

Human Genetics

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 244-248

  Khajoee, Vahid ^a   Ihara, Kenji ^a   Kira, Ryutaro ^a   Takemoto, Megumi ^a   Torisu, Hiroyuki ^a   Sakai, Yasunari ^a   Guanjun, Jia ^b   Hee, Park Myoung ^c   Tokunaga, Katsushi ^d   Hara, Toshiro ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Harbin Red Cross Blood Center   (China)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C9; MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLEMENT DEFICIENCY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FOUNDER EFFECT; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; JAPAN; KOREA; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; MIGRATION; MORTALITY; NONSENSE MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; STOP CODON; ALLELE; CHINA; CODON; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ALLELES; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; CHINA; CODON; CODON, NONSENSE; COMPLEMENT C9; FOUNDER EFFECT; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPES; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; JAPAN; KOREA; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0037358593     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00439-002-0870-8     Document Type: Article

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