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We have generated a restriction map around the cloned genes for human apolipoproteins CI, CII, and E by pulsed-field gel analysis. We show that the genes are clustered within an area of about 50 kb on chromosome 19. The genes are all oriented in the same direction, head to tail.
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Myklebost, O., Rogne, S. A physical map of the apolipoprotein gene cluster on human chromosome 19. Hum Genet 78, 244–247 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00291670
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