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Comparison of insertion rate of L1 retroposon into intron 30 of the neurofibromatosis type 1 gene in seven Asian and Pacific populations.
The Japanese journal of human genetics - 1 Mar 1996
Shirakawa T, Nishiyama K, Poh-San L, Ishida T, Matsuo M
Abstract excerpt
The allele frequency of a L1 retroposon insertion into intron 30 of the neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) gene was determined by analyzing amplified fragment lengths in seven Asian or Pacific population; namely, Japanese, Chinese. Indian, Malay, Filipino, Indonesian and New Guinean. Nearly 100 chromosomes from each group were analyzed. The presence of the L1 insertion was identified by the appearance of an...
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