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Deletion polymorphism in the human COL1A2 gene: genetic evidence of a non-African population whose descendants spread to all continents.
Human biology - 1 Dec 1999
Mitchell R J, Howlett S, White N G, Federle L, Papiha S S, Briceno I, Mc Comb J, Schanfield M S, Tyler-Smith C, Osipova L, Livshits G, Crawford M H
Abstract excerpt
We report the frequencies of a deletion polymorphism at the alpha 2 (1) collagen gene (COL1A2) and argue that this distribution has major implications for understanding the evolution of modern humans immediately after their exodus from sub-Saharan Africa as well as their subsequent spread to all continents. The high frequency of the deletion in non-African populations and its complete absence in sub-Saharan...
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