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A missense mutation (Thr-6Pro) in the lysosomal acid lipase (LAL) gene is present with a high frequency in three different ethnic populations: impact on serum lipoprotein concentrations.
Human genetics - 1 Feb 1996
Muntoni S, Wiebusch H, Funke H, Seedorf U, Roskos M, Schulte H, Saku K, Arakawa K, Balestrieri A, Assmann G
Abstract excerpt
A frequent missense mutation (Thr-6Pro) found in the prepeptide of the lysosomal acid lipase (LAL) gene was analyzed in a cohort of 1003 randomly selected samples from Germany, Japan and Sardinia (Italy). Using the mutagenically separated polymerase chain reaction (MS-PCR), allele frequencies of 0.269, 0.238 and 0.245 were determined in the three populations, respectively. Statistical analysis showed a lack of...
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