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Genetic origins in a South American clefting population.
Clinical genetics - 1 Dec 2002
Vieira A R, Karras J C, Orioli I M, Castilla E E, Murray J C
Abstract excerpt
It has been proposed that susceptibility to clefting in South America is related to Amerindian ancestry, where clefting is present at a higher frequency than in the other admixed populations (Caucasian and African) that make up the diverse racial mix of current South Americans. To clarify the genetic origins and establish a method for genetic mapping, mitochondrial DNA variation and Y-chromosome markers were...
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