Article
Insertion/deletion polymorphism within a polyadenylate stretch at the human atrial natriuretic peptides (hANP) gene locus.
Human genetics - 1 Mar 1994
Ramasawmy R, Lu C Y, Kok-Sun N, Kotea N, Baligadoo S, Krishnamoorthy R
Abstract excerpt
A novel 8-bp bi-allelic insertion/deletion polymorphism is described within a polyadenylate stretch in the second intron of the human atrial natriuretic peptide gene locus. This new marker is located in the candidate gene for familial susceptibility to hypertension.
Topics
- Atrial Natriuretic Factor
- Base Sequence
- Chromosome Mapping
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 1
- DNA
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Markers
- Humans
- Hypertension
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutation
- Poly A
