The interleukin-1 receptor antagonist gene: a single-copy variant of the intron 2 variable number tandem repeat (VNTR) polymorphism

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Vamvakopoulos, JE
Taylor, CJ
Morris-Stiff, GJ
Green, C
Metcalfe, S
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[1] Univ Cambridge, Dept Surg, Cambridge, England
[2] Addenbrookes Hosp NHS Trust, Tissue Typing Lab, Cambridge, England
[3] Univ Wales Coll Cardiff, Sch Med, Cardiff CF1 3NS, S Glam, Wales
[4] Northwick Pk Inst Med Res, Harrow, Middx, England
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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOGENETICS | 2002年 / 29卷 / 04期
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10.1046/j.1365-2370.2002.00319.x
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Q3 [遗传学];
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071007 ; 090102 ;
摘要
A variable number tandem repeat (VNTR) polymorphism exists within intron 2 of the human interleukin-1 receptor antagonist gene, consisting of perfect repeats of an 86-bp sequence. Five allelic variants have been identified wherein the number of repeats varies from two to six. This is the first report of a rare, single-copy allele designated IL1RN*0.
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