The fusion allele of the FUT2 (secretor type α(1,2)-fucosyltransferase) gene at a high frequency and a new se385 allele in a Korean population

Annals of Hematology

Volumn 84, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 656-660

  Park, Kyoung Un ^a   Song, Junghan ^a   Han, Kyou Sup ^b   Kim, Jin Q ^b  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Fusion gene; FUT2 gene; Korean; PCR CTPP; se385 allele

Indexed keywords

FUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; SECRETORY PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; FUSION GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; KOREA; NULL ALLELE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SPUTUM ANALYSIS;

ALLELES; FEMALE; FUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE FUSION; GENETICS, POPULATION; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH;

EID: 27644596373     PISSN: 09395555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00277-005-1041-5     Document Type: Article

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