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[Analysis of alleles 4qA and 4qB of the chromosome 4q subtelomere in Chinese Han population].
Zhonghua yi xue yi chuan xue za zhi = Zhonghua yixue yichuanxue zazhi = Chinese journal of medical genetics - 1 Jun 2007
Chen Zhong-jie, Wang Zhi-qiang, Wu Zhi-ying, Wang Ning, Lin Min-ting, Murong Shen-xing
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To analyze two alleles (4qA and 4qB) distal to D4Z4 of the 4q subtelomere in Chinese population, and to elucidate the interrelationship between these variants of 4qter and facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD). METHODS: Eighty unrelated healthy individuals from a random Chinese Han population were investigated. The genomic DNA was extracted from peripheral blood lymphocytes according to the...
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