Type 2 oculocutaneous albinism (OCA2) in Zimbabwe and Cameroon: distribution of the 2.7-kb deletion allele of the P gene.

doi:10.1007/s004390050568

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Type 2 oculocutaneous albinism (OCA2) in Zimbabwe and Cameroon: distribution of the 2.7-kb deletion allele of the P gene.

Human genetics - 1 Oct 1997

Puri N, Durbam-Pierre D, Aquaron R, Lund P M, King R A, Brilliant M H

Abstract excerpt

In previous studies, we characterized a 2.7-kb interstitial deletion allele of the P gene associated with tyrosinase-positive oculocutaneous albinism (OCA2) in African Americans and Africans. In this study, we investigated the frequency of this allele among OCA2 subjects in two African countries,...

Topics

Albinism, Oculocutaneous
Alleles
Cameroon
Carrier Proteins
Gene Deletion
Gene Frequency
Humans
Membrane Proteins
Membrane Transport Proteins
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Zimbabwe

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