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Isolation, cloning and sequence analysis of the cDNA for the α-subunit of human chorionic gonadotropin

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A 621-base pair fragment of the cDNA for the α-subunit of human chorionic gonadotropin has been isolated by cloning in a plasmid vector, and the complete nucleotide sequence determined. The entire coding region, including the 24-amino acid pre-sequence and most of the untranslated regions, are present in the fragment.

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Fiddes, J., Goodman, H. Isolation, cloning and sequence analysis of the cDNA for the α-subunit of human chorionic gonadotropin. Nature 281, 351–356 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1038/281351a0

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