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Polymorphism of the human ABO-Secretor locus (FUT2) in four populations in Asia: indication of distinct Asian subpopulations.
Annals of human genetics - 1 Sept 2001
Pang H, Koda Y, Soejima M, Fujitani N, Ogaki T, Saito A, Kawasaki T, Kimura H
Abstract excerpt
The polymorphic alleles of the human ABO-Secretor locus (FUT2 or Se) show high heterogeneity and overt ethnic specificity. To provide additional data for analysis to elucidate the origins of populations, we have investigated the allelic polymorphism of FUT2 in 40 unrelated Tibetan and 53 Tamang individuals from Nepal, 42 Indonesian individuals from Surabaya, and 55 Uygur individuals from Urumqi, using DNA...
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