DNA sequence diversity in a 9.7-kb region of the human lipoprotein lipase gene

Deborah A. Nickerson; Scott L. Taylor; Kenneth M. Weiss; Andrew G. Clark; Richard G. Hutchinson; Jari Stengård; Veikko Salomaa; Erkki Vartiainen; Eric Boerwinkle; Charles F. Sing

doi:10.1038/907

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BiologyGeneticsGeneIntronLipoprotein lipaseNucleotide diversityExonPopulationSequence (biology)Genetic variationNucleic acid sequenceGenotypeHaplotypeEnzymeBiochemistry

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Year: 1998
Type: article
Volume: 19
Issue: 3
Pages: 233-240
Citations: 477
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                                    Deborah A. Nickerson, 
                                
                                    Scott L. Taylor, 
                                
                                    Kenneth M. Weiss
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1998). 
                            DNA sequence diversity in a 9.7-kb region of the human lipoprotein lipase gene. 
                            Nature Genetics
                            , 19
                            (3)
                            , 233-240.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/907
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/907