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Sequence polymorphism at the human apolipoprotein AII gene ( APOA2): unexpected deficit of variation in an African-American sample.
Human genetics - 1 Jul 2002
Fullerton Stephanie M, Clark Andrew G, Weiss Kenneth M, Taylor Scott L, Stengård Jari H, Salomaa Veikko, Boerwinkle Eric, Nickerson Deborah A
Abstract excerpt
A 3.3-kb region, encompassing the APOA2 gene and 2 kb of 5' and 3' flanking DNA, was re-sequenced in a "core" sample of 24 individuals, sampled without regard to the health from each of three populations: African-Americans from Jackson (Miss., USA), Europeans from North Karelia (Finland), and non-Hispanic European-Americans from Rochester, (Minn., USA). Fifteen variable sites were identified (14 SNPs and one...
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