title: The frequency of serum amyloid A2 alleles in the Japanese population.
abstract: The incidence of serum amyloid A2 alleles (SAA2 alpha and SAA 2 beta) in the Japanese population was analyzed by PCR-RFLP analysis. The SAA2 alpha allele was predominant (approximately 90%) in both healthy controls and adult patients with rheumatoid arthritis. There was no significant association of allele patterns with AA amyloidosis in the patient group. These results are discussed in comparison with those of previous reports from other areas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pathology, Jichi Medical School, Tochigi, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okuda
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Itoh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000483:Alleles; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000235:genetics; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000235:genetics; D044466:Asian People / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D044469:Racial Groups / Q000235:genetics; D000685:Serum Amyloid A Protein / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: C083772:SAA2 protein, human; D000685:Serum Amyloid A Protein