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The human apolipoprotein B 3' hypervariable region: detection of eight new alleles and comparisons of allele frequencies in blacks and whites.
Human genetics - 1 Jun 1993
Hixson J E, Powers P K, McMahan C A
Abstract excerpt
We investigated common length polymorphisms in the hypervariable region located 3' to the human gene encoding apolipoprotein B (APOB 3' HVR) as part of the "Pathobiological Determinants of Atherosclerosis in Youth (PDAY)" study. PDAY is a multicenter study of young persons who died of external causes (accident, homicide, and suicide). The APOB 3' HVR contains multiple copies of AT-rich tandem repeats (15bp)...
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