Interferon-alpha 8b is the only variant of interferon-alpha 8 identified in a large human population.

doi:10.1089/jir.1996.16.523

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Interferon-alpha 8b is the only variant of interferon-alpha 8 identified in a large human population.

Journal of interferon & cytokine research : the official journal of the International Society for Interferon and Cytokine Research - 1 Jul 1996

Hussain M, Gill D S, Liao M J, Testa D

Abstract excerpt

Three variants of human interferon (IFN)-alpha 8a gene, that is, IFN-alpha 8b, and IFN-alpha 8c, have been reported previously. They differ from each other by changes in their coding region at nucleotide positions 359-360, 372, and 550. Human genomic DNA obtained from over 28,000 healthy blood do...

Topics

Alleles
Cell Line
DNA Fragmentation
Genetic Code
Genetic Variation
Genome, Human
Humans
Interferon-alpha
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Reference Values
Restriction Mapping

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PMID: 8836918
DOI: 10.1089/jir.1996.16.523

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