Japanese map of the earwax gene frequency: A nationwide collaborative study by super science high school consortium

Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 499-503

  Nagashima, T ^a  

^a Nagasaki Nishi High School   (Japan)

Author keywords

ABCC11 gene; Earwax type; Gene frequency; Japanese history; Japanese population

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERUMEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; FINGER NAIL; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; JAPAN; JAPANESE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATP-BINDING CASSETTE TRANSPORTERS; CERUMEN; DNA; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; NAILS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 70349596296     PISSN: 14345161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jhg.2009.62     Document Type: Article

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