Abstract
A genomic probe of the human RT6 gene detects a frequent biallelic BglII polymorphism. Allele A has a frequency of 63%, whereas that of allele B is 37%. This restriction fragment length polymorphism provides the first known genetic marker for this gene.
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Koch-Nolte, F., Singh, S., Haag, F. et al. BglII identifies a frequent biallelic DNA polymorphism of the human RT6 gene. Hum Genet 93, 724 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00201585
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00201585