Population stratification of a common APOBEC gene deletion polymorphism.
The APOBEC3 gene family plays a role in innate cellular immunity inhibiting retroviral infection, hepatitis B virus propagation, and the retrotransposition of endogenous elements. We present a detailed sequence and population genetic analysis of a 29.5-kb common human deletion polymorphism that remo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2007-04-01
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| Series: | PLoS Genetics |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1853121?pdf=render |