caa a22 4500 463256026 CHVBK 20180405153355.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170326e20070301xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00277-006-0203-4 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00277-006-0203-4 Genetic variation of FUT2 in a Ghanaian population: identification of four novel mutations and inference of balancing selection [Elektronische Daten] [Mikiko Soejima, Hao Pang, Yoshiro Koda] The FUT2 is rich in polymorphisms that show population-specific patterns in its coding sequence. In this study, we found four novel substitutions in 121 Ghanaian samples. In addition, statistical tests considering population expansion scenarios suggested that balancing selection might be responsible for the genetic diversity of FUT2 in this population. Springer-Verlag, 2006 Balancing selection nationallicence DHPLC nationallicence FUT2 nationallicence Secretor nationallicence Soejima Mikiko Department of Forensic Medicine and Human Genetics, Kurume University School of Medicine, 830-0011, Kurume, Japan aut Pang Hao Department of Forensic Medicine and Human Genetics, Kurume University School of Medicine, 830-0011, Kurume, Japan aut Koda Yoshiro Department of Forensic Medicine and Human Genetics, Kurume University School of Medicine, 830-0011, Kurume, Japan aut Annals of Hematology Springer-Verlag 86/3(2007-03-01), 199-204 0939-5555 86:3<199 2007 86 277 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-006-0203-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-006-0203-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Soejima Mikiko Department of Forensic Medicine and Human Genetics, Kurume University School of Medicine, 830-0011, Kurume, Japan aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Pang Hao Department of Forensic Medicine and Human Genetics, Kurume University School of Medicine, 830-0011, Kurume, Japan aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Koda Yoshiro Department of Forensic Medicine and Human Genetics, Kurume University School of Medicine, 830-0011, Kurume, Japan aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Annals of Hematology Springer-Verlag 86/3(2007-03-01), 199-204 0939-5555 86:3<199 2007 86 277 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer