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Characterization of markers flanking the human SP-B locus.
Disease markers - 1 Nov 1997
Kala P, Koptides M, Diangelo S, Hoover R R, Lin Z, Veletza V, Kouretas D, Floros J
Abstract excerpt
We have previously identified a SP-B length polymorphism that appears with higher frequency in the RDS population (Biochem. J., 305, 1995, p583). This polymorphism encompasses a fairly large region, thus it is difficult to distinguish between variants with small size differences. Because of the importance of SP-B in normal lung function and the association of this SP-B polymorphism with RDS, we wished to identify...
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