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Y-chromosomal DNA variation in Pakistan.
American journal of human genetics - 1 May 2002
Qamar Raheel, Ayub Qasim, Mohyuddin Aisha, Helgason Agnar, Mazhar Kehkashan, Mansoor Atika, Zerjal Tatiana, Tyler-Smith Chris, Mehdi S Qasim
Abstract excerpt
Eighteen binary polymorphisms and 16 multiallelic, short-tandem-repeat (STR) loci from the nonrecombining portion of the human Y chromosome were typed in 718 male subjects belonging to 12 ethnic groups of Pakistan. These identified 11 stable haplogroups and 503 combination binary marker/STR haplotypes. Haplogroup frequencies were generally similar to those in neighboring geographical areas, and the Pakistani...
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