title: A novel tetrameric short tandem repeat located in the 3' flanking region of the human ABO-secretor gene (FUT2) and association between FUT2 and FUT2/01 loci.
abstract: We found a novel polymorphic short tandem repeat (FUT2/01), 3.8 kb downstream of the coding region of FUT2. Seventeen length and 33 sequence variants were identified in 300 individuals representing three major human populations. Africans (Xhosa) and Europeans were characterized by high microvariation, and Japanese were characterized by a simple repeat structure. All exhibited high haplotype diversity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume 830-0011, Japan.
authors.forename: Hao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pang
authors.forename: Mikiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Soejima
authors.forename: Yoshiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Koda
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kimura
mesh_terms: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System / Q000235:genetics*; D000483:Alleles; D020087:Alu Elements / Q000235:genetics; D005647:Fucosyltransferases / Q000235:genetics*; D005787:Gene Frequency; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005828:Genetics, Population; D006239:Haplotypes; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D020080:Tandem Repeat Sequences
chemical_list: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D005647:Fucosyltransferases