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A polymorphic dinucleotide (CA) sequence was isolated from a genomic clone containing the human interleukin 6 receptor (IL6R) gene. High heterozygosity (0.81) makes this polymorphism a useful marker in the genetic study of disorders affecting the inflammation process and bone resorption.
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Received: July 27, 1998 / Accepted: July 29, 1998
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Tsukamoto, K., Ohta, N., Shirai, Y. et al. A highly polymorphic CA repeat marker at the human interleukin 6 receptor (IL6R) locus. J Hum Genet 43, 289–290 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s100380050095
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s100380050095