Novel alleles of 31-bp VNTR polymorphism in the human cystathionine β-synthase (CBS) gene were detected in healthy Asians

Journal of Genetics

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 449-455

  Gan, Yik Yuen ^a   Chen, Chuan Fei ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Caucasian; cystathionine synthase (CBS); human genetics; Indo Caucasoid; variable number of tandem repeats (VNTR)

Indexed keywords

CYSTATHIONINE BETA SYNTHASE; DNA;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

ALLELES; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BASE SEQUENCE; CYSTATHIONINE BETA-SYNTHASE; DNA; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 79955024460     PISSN: 00221333     EISSN: 09737731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12041-010-0063-5     Document Type: Article

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