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The mutation G298A-->Ala100Thr on the coding sequence of the Duffy antigen/chemokine receptor gene in non-caucasian Brazilians.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 30 Jun 2005
Estalote Angela Cristina, Proto-Siqueira Rodrigo, Silva Wilson Araújo Da, Zago Marco Antonio, Palatnik Marcos
Abstract excerpt
Ala100Thr has been suggested to be a Caucasian genetic marker on the FY*B allele. As the Brazilian population has arisen from miscegenation among Portuguese, Africans, and Indians, this mutation could possibly be found in Euro- and Afro-Brazilians, or in Brazilian Indians. Fifty-three related ind...
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