Article
The frequency of serum amyloid A2 alleles in the Japanese population.
Amyloid : the international journal of experimental and clinical investigation : the official journal of the International Society of Amyloidosis - 1 Sept 1998
Yamada T, Okuda Y, Itoh Y
Abstract excerpt
The incidence of serum amyloid A2 alleles (SAA2 alpha and SAA 2 beta) in the Japanese population was analyzed by PCR-RFLP analysis. The SAA2 alpha allele was predominant (approximately 90%) in both healthy controls and adult patients with rheumatoid arthritis. There was no significant association...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Alleles
- Amyloidosis
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid
- Asian People
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
- Racial Groups
- Serum Amyloid A Protein