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A novel two-allele pentanucleotide tandem duplication polymorphism is described within the 3′ untranslated region of the HLA-linked HSP70-2 gene, for which a PstI polymorphism is known. All four haplotype combinations were found.
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Dressel, R., Günther, E. A pentanucleotide tandem duplication polymorphism in the 3′ untranslated region of the HLA-linked heat-shock protein 70-2 (HSP70-2) gene. Hum Genet 94, 585–586 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00211037
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00211037