An informative polymorphism detectable by polymerase chain reaction at the 3? end of the dystrophin gene
- 1 February 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Human Genetics
- Vol. 84 (3) , 283-285
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00200576
Abstract
A fragment that contains a (CA)n sequence from the 3′ untranslated region of the dystrophin gene can be amplified by the polymerase chain reaction and shows length polymorphism in a Caucasian population. The two common alleles differ by 4bp. This new genetic marker has a heterozygosity of about 35% and is typed more rapidly than a conventional restriction fragment length polymorphism. Its localisation at the 3′ end of the dystrophin gene makes it a useful tool for diagnostic applications in families with Duchenne/ Becker muscular dystrophy, and for the analysis of intragenic recombination.This publication has 17 references indexed in Scilit:
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