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A dimorphic Alu Sb-like insertion in COL3A1 is ethnic-specific.
Journal of molecular evolution - 1 Feb 1996
Milewicz D M, Byers P H, Reveille J, Hughes A L, Duvic M
Abstract excerpt
Alu elements are a class of repetitive DNA sequences found throughout the human genome that are thought to be duplicated via an RNA intermediate in a process termed retroposition. Recently inserted Alu elements are closely related, suggesting that they are derived from a single source gene or closely related source genes. Analysis of the type III collagen gene (COL3A1) revealed a polymorphic Alu insertion in...
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