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Gln222Arg (A2317G) polymorphism in the deoxyribonuclease I gene exhibits ethnic and functional differences.
Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine - 1 Jan 2009
Takeshita Haruo, Soejima Mikiko, Koda Yoshiro, Yasuda Toshihiro, Takatsuka Hisakazu, Fujihara Junko
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) at deoxyribonuclease I (DNase I) in exon 8 (A2317G: Gln222Arg) has been shown to be associated with several diseases. METHODS: The allele frequency of the DNASE1 polymorphism in Chinese (Shenyang and Guangzhou in China), Uygurs (Urumqi), Tamils (Sri Lanka), and Tibetans (Katmandu in Nepal) was investigated, and the results were compared with those of other...
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