Size Polymorphisms in the Human Ultrahigh Sulfur Hair Keratin-Associated Protein 4, KAP4, Gene Family

    June 2005 in “ ˜The œjournal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology ”
    Naoyuki Kariya, Yutaka Shimomura, Masaaki Ito
    Studysummary This study identified numerous size polymorphisms in the human ultrahigh sulfur KAP4 genes due to intragenic sequence variations, suggesting these polymorphisms may have arisen through deletions and duplications during evolution.
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