Analysis of factor VIII gene polymorphisms in Brazilian blacks reveals further differences in the black population.

doi:10.1159/000154226

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Analysis of factor VIII gene polymorphisms in Brazilian blacks reveals further differences in the black population.

Human heredity - 1 Jan 2000

da Silva Júnior W A, Figueiredo M S

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We report here the analysis of four intragenic (BclI, HindIII, XbaI, and BglI) and two extragenic (MspI and TaqI/St14) polymorphisms associated with the factor VIII gene in the Brazilian Black population. No difference was observed for the allelic frequencies of the BclI, HindIII, and BglI polymo...

Topics

Alleles
Black People
Brazil
Factor VIII
Female
Gene Frequency
Haplotypes
Humans
Linkage Disequilibrium
Male
Polymorphism, Genetic

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