title: Tetra-/di-nucleotide repeat polymorphism upstream of the human alpha 2-globin gene locus at 16p13.3.
abstract: A highly polymorphic tetra-/di-nucleotide repeat sequence was identified upstream of the human alpha 2/alpha 1-globin gene pair on chromosome 16p13.3. This microsatellite marker should be useful in alpha-thalassemia genotype-phenotype correlations and in respective population genetics studies.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Biology, University of Crete, Greece.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Argyrokastritis
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Moschonas
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D002885:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 16; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000737:chemistry; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005914:Globins / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D012091:Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D005914:Globins; D004247:DNA