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Evidence suggesting that <i>Homo neanderthalensis</i> contributed the H2 <i>MAPT</i> haplotype to <i>Homo sapiens</i>
1 Aug 2005
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The tau (MAPT) locus exists as two distinct clades, H1 and H2. The H1 clade has a normal linkage disequilibrium structure and is the only haplotype found in all populations except those derived from Caucasians. The H2 haplotype is the minor haplotype in Caucasian populations and is not found in other populations. It shows no recombination over a region of 2 Mb with the more common H1 haplotype. The distribution...
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