The Bg/II polymorphism of the human prolactin gene lies within intron C and can be detected by PCR/RFLP.
Prolactin has been shown to be active as an immunomodulatory hormone and is therefore of potential importance in disease progression and development. Any polymorphism in the gene and regulatory sequences may prove useful for disease association studies. A Bg/II polymorphism has been previously detected within the prolactin gene region. We have mapped this polymorphism to intron C and detected the base mutation that causes it. We have also developed a PCR-RFLP method to genotype individuals.
Stevens
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ARC Epidemiology Research Unit, University of Manchester, United Kingdom.
Hajeer
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John
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Thomson
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Worthington
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Davis
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Ollier
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D000483:Alleles; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D001483:Base Sequence; D002896:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 6; D015252:Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific / Q000378:metabolism; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007438:Introns; D008957:Models, Genetic; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D011388:Prolactin / Q000235:genetics*
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D011388:Prolactin; C024404:BglII endonuclease; D015252:Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific