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Polymorphism in the genes encoding the alpha (α), beta (β) and gamma (γ) chains of the human T-cell receptors was analyzed both in population and family studies. Against twelve unrelated Japanese, several out of the 15 restriction endonucleases tested, revealed restriction fragment length polymorphism. The segregation of the polymorphic fragments were confirmed among 15 members of three families. In most of the cases paternal and/or maternal haplotypes could be assigned. By testing the polymorphic enzymes among the random healthy Japanese, the frequency of each polymorphic fragment was then determined. Although the polymorphism found in this study was similar to that reported in Caucasians, some differences were observed. Such differences are discussed. The restriction fragment length polymorphism in both population and family studies, derived from α, β and γ chains of the T-cell receptor found in this report, might be useful markers for genetic analysis of the T-cell function in relation to immunological disorders.
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Aparicio, J.M.R., Wakisaka, A., Takada, A. et al. The T-cell receptor alpha, beta and gamma polymorphism in Japanese. Jap J Human Genet 34, 269–277 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01929208
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