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The fusion gene at the ABO-secretor locus (FUT2): absence in Chinese populations.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Jan 1999
Liu Y H, Koda Y, Soejima M, Pang H, Wang B J, Kim D S, Oh H B, Kimura H
Abstract excerpt
The fusion gene (se(fus)) is a null allele of the secretor type alpha (1, 2) fucosyltransferase gene (FUT2) and was first found in a Japanese population. It has not yet been reported in any other ethnic population. In the present study, we investigated the distribution of the fusion gene of the FUT2 locus in five populations from three ethnic groups in East Asia. The fusion gene was found in two additional...
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