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Amplification of a hightly polymorphic VNTR segment by the polymerase chain reaction | Synapse

January 1, 1989Nucleic Acids Research242 citationsOpen Access

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Amplification of a hightly polymorphic VNTR segment by the polymerase chain reaction

GHGlenn T. HornUniversity of Wisconsin System BRBrenda RichardsSanofi (France)KKK. KlingerSanofi (United States)

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Some segments of the human genome exhibit polymorphism due to a variable number of tandem repeats (VNTR). Analysis of these VNTR regions is extremely useful in genetic linkage studies, paternity testing, and forensic identification (1).

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