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Structural variations of the VWA locus in humans and comparison with non-human primates.
Forensic science international - 11 Sept 2000
Minaguchi K, Takenaka O
Abstract excerpt
The HUMVWA locus was examined in 160 samples from the Japanese population. A total of 142 fragments were sequenced, and the counterpart sequences were also determined in non-human primates. In humans, 10 different alleles were found; they could be grouped into seven allelic classes based on the total number of repeats. No variation was observed in the alleles 17, 18 and 19, which showed consensus sequence...
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