A hypervariable STR polymorphism in the complement factor i (CFI) gene: Asian-specific alleles

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 121-125

  Yuasa, Isao ^a   Irizawa, Yoshito ^a   Nishimukai, Hiroaki ^b   Fukumori, Yasuo ^c   Umetsu, Kazuo ^d   Nakayashiki, Nori ^e   Saitou, Naruya ^f   Henke, Lotte ^g   Henke, Jürgen ^g  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b EHIME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c OSAKA RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e IWATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENETICS   (Japan)

^g Institut fur Blutgruppenforschung   (Germany)

Author keywords

Asian specific; Complement factor I; Microsatellite; Population study; Short tandem repeat

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT FACTOR I;

ARTICLE; EXON; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETICS; HAPLOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; INTRON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RACE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TANDEM REPEAT;

COMPLEMENT FACTOR I; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; EXONS; GENE FREQUENCY; HAPLOTYPES; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; INTRONS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; TANDEM REPEAT SEQUENCES;

EID: 78651265189     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-009-0369-0     Document Type: Article

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