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Long-term balancing selection at the blood group-related gene B4galnt2 in the genus Mus (Rodentia; Muridae).
Molecular biology and evolution - 1 Nov 2011
Linnenbrink Miriam, Johnsen Jill M, Montero Inka, Brzezinski Christine R, Harr Bettina, Baines John F
Abstract excerpt
Recent surveys of the human genome have highlighted the significance of balancing selection in relation to understanding the evolutionary origins of disease-associated variation. Cis-regulatory variation at the blood group-related glycosyltransferase B4galnt2 is associated with a phenotype in mice that closely resembles a common human bleeding disorder, von Willebrand disease. In this study, we have performed a...
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