(1) Servizio di Nefrologia, Istituto G. Gaslini, Largo G., Gaslini 5, I-16148 Genova, Italy;(2) Laboratorio di Citogenetica, Istituto G. Gaslini, Largo G., Gaslini 5, I-16148 Genova, Italy
Abstract:
A cDNA probe of the human COL5A1 gene detects a frequent biallelic PstI polymorphism. Allele A has a frequency of 54% whereas that of allele B is 46%. This restriction fragment length polymorphism provides a useful marker for linkage analysis in 9q34.3.