Summary
In the human proteolipid protein gene, the base sequence of the intronic region 5′ to exon 6 was found to be 5′-ctctttcattttcctgcag-3′ and not 5′-ctctttt-cattttcctgcag-3′ as previously reported.
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Wilkins, P.J., D'Souza, C.R. & Bridge, P.J. Correction of the published sequence for the human proteolipid protein gene. Hum Genet 86, 617–618 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00201552
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00201552