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Restriction fragment length polymorphisms of type I collagen locus 2 (COL1A2) in two communities of African ancestry and other mixed populations of northwestern Ecuador.
Human biology - 1 Feb 2005
Rickards Olga, Martínez-Labarga Cristina, Trucchi Emiliano, Renzi Fabio, Casalotti Rosa, Babalini Carla, Biondi Gianfranco, Pepe Guglielmina, De Stefano Gianfranco
Abstract excerpt
Restriction fragment length polymorphisms are good anthropological markers for discriminating geographically distinct populations at both the allele and the haplotype level. Two communities of African ancestry and ladinos, mestizos, and mulattoes living in the Esmeraldas province in northwestern Ecuador were analyzed for three RFLPs (EcoRI, RsaI, and MspI) of the COL1A2 gene. Also, the same markers were studied...
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