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A genomewide admixture mapping panel for Hispanic/Latino populations.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Jun 2007
Mao Xianyun, Bigham Abigail W, Mei Rui, Gutierrez Gerardo, Weiss Ken M, Brutsaert Tom D, Leon-Velarde Fabiola, Moore Lorna G, Vargas Enrique, McKeigue Paul M, Shriver Mark D, Parra Esteban J
Abstract excerpt
Admixture mapping (AM) is a promising method for the identification of genetic risk factors for complex traits and diseases showing prevalence differences among populations. Efficient application of this method requires the use of a genomewide panel of ancestry-informative markers (AIMs) to infer the population of origin of chromosomal regions in admixed individuals. Genomewide AM panels with markers showing high...
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