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We have identified a polymorphic 9-bp repeat sequence in exon 1 of thehMSH3 gene using polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Five alleles were observed in unrelated Japanese individuals with heterozygosity of 0.57.
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Nakajima, E., Orimo, H., Ikejima, M. et al. Nine-bp repeat polymorphism in exon 1 of thehMSH3 gene. Jap J Human Genet 40, 343–345 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01900603
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