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Genome-wide analysis of single nucleotide polymorphisms uncovers population structure in Northern Europe.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2008
Salmela Elina, Lappalainen Tuuli, Fransson Ingegerd, Andersen Peter M, Dahlman-Wright Karin, Fiebig Andreas, Sistonen Pertti, Savontaus Marja-Liisa, Schreiber Stefan, Kere Juha, Lahermo Päivi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Genome-wide data provide a powerful tool for inferring patterns of genetic variation and structure of human populations. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: In this study, we analysed almost 250,000 SNPs from a total of 945 samples from Eastern and Western Finland, Sweden, Northern Germany and Great Britain complemented with HapMap data. Small but statistically significant differences were observed between the...
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