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Genetic variations on the Y chromosome in the Japanese population and implications for modern human Y chromosome lineage.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Jan 1999
Shinka T, Tomita K, Toda T, Kotliarova S E, Lee J, Kuroki Y, Jin D K, Tokunaga K, Nakamura H, Nakahori Y
Abstract excerpt
A polymorphism in the coding sequence of the SRY gene was found by single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) and direct sequencing analysis. The new allele of the SRY gene, which is raised by a C-to-T transition in the 155th codon, was found in 24% of Honshu, 35% of Okinawan, and 51% of Korean males respectively, whereas it was not observed among 16 Caucasian and 18 Negroid males. A haplotype analysis of the...
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