SstII polymorphic sites in the promoter region of the human cystatin C gene |
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Authors: | Milagros Balbín Magnus Abrahamson |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Clinical Chemistry, University of Lund, University Hospital, S-22185 Lund, Sweden |
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Abstract: | Summary By direct sequencing of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplified DNA from different individuals, three point mutations have been found in a 220-bp fragment from the promoter region of the human cystatin C gene. The three mutations are all localized within a short segment of 85 bp on the same allele. One of the base substitutions results in the generation of a novel SstII restriction site and another in the loss of the commonly occurring SstII restriction site. A PCR-based assay for analysis of the two SstII sites was designed and used to demonstrate Mendelian inheritance of the polymorphism. This SstII restriction fragment lenght polymorphism offers a new probe-independent marker for chromosome 20 linkage studies. |
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