Variation of short tandem repeats within and between populations.

doi:10.1093/hmg/2.7.1023

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Variation of short tandem repeats within and between populations.

Human molecular genetics - 1 Jul 1993

Wall W J, Williamson R, Petrou M, Papaioannou D, Parkin B H

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Using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) the frequency distributions of three short tandem repeats (STR) were investigated in five populations: North European, Cypriot, Pakistani, Gujarati and Vietnamese. Each STR is situated within an intron; the markers are in the genes for human coagulation f...

Topics

Alleles
Base Sequence
CD4 Antigens
DNA
Ethnicity
Factor XIII
Genetic Markers
Genetic Variation
Genetics, Population
Heterozygote
Homozygote
Humans
Lipoprotein Lipase
Molecular Sequence Data
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid

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