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Allelic stability of VNTR locus 3' alpha HVR: linkage disequilibrium with the common alpha-thalassaemia-1 deletion of South-East Asia (--SEA/).
Human heredity - 1 Jan 2000
Waye J S, Eng B
Abstract excerpt
Variable number of tandem repeats (VNTR) loci are among the most polymorphic sequences described to date. VNTR allelic variability is a function of the high rates of de novo mutation due to intra- and inter-allelic recombination. We have assessed the allelic stability of VNTRs during recent human evolution, focusing on the relationship between an alpha-thalassaemia-1 deletion that is common among South-East Asian...
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