Tsukamoto K, Ohta N, Shirai Y, Emi M
Department of Molecular Biology, Nippon Medical School, Kawasaki, Japan.
J Hum Genet. 1998;43(4):289-90. doi: 10.1007/s100380050095.
A polymorphic dinucleotide (CA) sequence was isolated from a genomic clone containing the human interleukin 6 receptor (IL6R) gene. High heterozygosity (0.81) makes this polymorphism a useful marker in the genetic study of disorders affecting the inflammation process and bone resorption.