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. 1982 Mar 11;10(5):1471–1479. doi: 10.1093/nar/10.5.1471

Repetitive DNA sequences in the human corticotropin-beta-lipotrophin precursor gene region: Alu family members.

T Tsukada, Y Watanabe, Y Nakai, H Imura, S Nakanishi, S Numa
PMCID: PMC320543  PMID: 6280146

Abstract

Repetitive DNA sequences in the human corticotropin-beta-lipotropin precursor gene region have been studied by blot hybridization analysis and DNA sequencing. Six repetitive sequences are present in this gene region; five of them are Alu family members with an approximate length of 300 base pairs, and the other consists of a portion of an Alu family sequence. Two of these Alu family members are located in the 5'-flanking region of the gene, and the remaining four within the intervening sequences. These Alu family sequences constitute inverted repeats in the intervening sequences as well as in the 5'-flanking region of the gene.

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