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DAT1 VNTR polymorphisms in a European and an African population: identification of a new allele.
Human biology - 1 Apr 2008
Santovito Alfredo, Cervella Piero, Selvaggi Anna, Caviglia Gian Paolo, Burgarello Claudio, Sella Gabriella, Salvarani Bruna, Delpero Massimiliano
Abstract excerpt
Polymorphism frequencies of the dopamine transporter gene (DAT1) hypervariable region have been analyzed in a sample of Italian and Ivory Coast individuals. The 3' untranslated region (UTR) of DAT1 includes a variable number of tandem repeats (VNTR) of a 40-bp monomer, ranging from 3 to 13 repeats in Caucasian and African populations. In our sample we found alleles with 3 to 16 repeats, and the most common...
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