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A cDNA probe of the human COL5A1 gene detects a frequent biallelic PstI polymorphism. Allele A has a frequency of 54% whereas that of allele B is 46%. This restriction fragment length polymorphism provides a useful marker for linkage analysis in 9q34.3.
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Cappa, F., Caridi, G., Gimelli, G. et al. A new biallelic DNA polymorphism of the human COL5A1 gene. Hum Genet 95, 599–600 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00223882
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00223882