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Tumor necrosis factor microsatellites in four European populations.
Human immunology - 1 Nov 1993
Crouau-Roy B, Briant L, Bouissou C, Stravropoulos C, Pociot F, Cambon-Thomsen A, Clayton J
Abstract excerpt
The human genome contains a large number of interspersed simple repeat sequences that vary in length among individuals and can therefore serve as highly informative polymorphic markers. Several such variable sites (microsatellites) have been described within the TNF genes within the MHC. In this study, individuals from four Caucasian populations have been typed for three TNF-associated microsatellites in order to...
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