A single-nucleotide polymorphism in the human bone morphogenetic protein-4 (BMP 4) gene

M Mangino; I Torrente; A De Luca; O Sanchez; B Dallapiccola; G Novelli

doi:10.1007/s100380050113

A single-nucleotide polymorphism in the human bone morphogenetic protein-4 (BMP 4) gene

J Hum Genet. 1999;44(1):76-7. doi: 10.1007/s100380050113.

Authors

M Mangino¹, I Torrente, A De Luca, O Sanchez, B Dallapiccola, G Novelli

Affiliation

¹ Dipartimento di Biopatologia e Diagnostica per Immagini, Università di Roma Tor Vergata e CSS Istituto Mendel, Italy.

PMID: 9929985
DOI: 10.1007/s100380050113

Abstract

A polymorphic site has been found in the human bone morphogenetic protein-4 (BMP4) gene. To our knowledge, it is the first defined polymorphism in this gene, being present with similar frequencies in Caucasian, Hispanic, and African populations.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Alleles
Base Sequence
Bone Morphogenetic Protein 4
Bone Morphogenetic Proteins / genetics*
Chromosome Mapping
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 14 / genetics
DNA Primers / genetics
Gene Frequency
Humans
Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length*

Substances

BMP4 protein, human
Bone Morphogenetic Protein 4
Bone Morphogenetic Proteins
DNA Primers