Abstract
We describe a polymorphic microsatellite in intron 38 of the neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) gene. The microsatellite consists of a CA/GT dinucleotide repeat detecting 8 alleles; it has a heterozygosity of 82%.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Alleles
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Base Sequence
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Chromosomes, Human, Pair 17
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DNA / genetics
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Gene Frequency
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Genes, Neurofibromatosis 1 / genetics*
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Genetic Markers
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Humans
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Introns / genetics*
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Polymorphism, Genetic*
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Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid