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A new polymorphism has been identified in the 3′-untranslated region of the gene for GAP43. It is present with a frequency of 0.327 in the Centre d'Etude du Polymorphisme Humaine (CEPH) parents and is slightly lower in Alzheimer's (0.269) and Parkinson's (0.231) patients.
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Poduslo, S.E. A new polymorphism in the gene for GAP43. Hum Genet 92, 635–636 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00420956
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00420956