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This paper reports the sequences of novel alleles identified during population databasing studies on the short tandem repeat loci HumvWA and HumFES/FPS. Two HumFES/FPS alleles follow the simple repeat pattern (ATTT)7 and (ATTT)15. Sequence variation corresponding to an A to C transversion occurred in the 5′ flanking region in two individuals possessing the designated allele 7. Two HumvWA alleles exhibited compound repeat regions comprising TCTA and TCTG repeat units. Sequence analysis confirmed the putative designation of 11 for a 127 base pair allele. However, a 131 base pair allele, putatively designated as 12, exhibited a more complex sequence. Two different types of repeat unit structures were identified which also exhibited sequence variation in the 3′ flanking region.
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Barber, M.D., Piercy, R.C., Andersen, J.F. et al. Structural variation of novel alleles at the Hum vWA and Hum FES/FPS short tandem repeat loci. Int J Leg Med 108, 31–35 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01845614
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