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A hypervariable STR polymorphism in the complement factor I (CFI) gene: Asian-specific alleles.
International journal of legal medicine - 1 Jan 2011
Yuasa Isao, Irizawa Yoshito, Nishimukai Hiroaki, Fukumori Yasuo, Umetsu Kazuo, Nakayashiki Nori, Saitou Naruya, Henke Lotte, Henke Jürgen
Abstract excerpt
In this study, a short tandem repeat (STR) polymorphism in intron 7 of the human complement factor I (CFI) gene was studied in 637 DNA samples obtained from African, German, Thai, and Japanese populations and German and Japanese families. A total of 41 alleles were observed and classified into two groups, L and H, based on size differences. Group H, which consisted of 16 alleles, was observed only in Thai and...
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