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Ancestry-related assortative mating in Latino populations.
Genome biology - 1 Jan 2009
Risch Neil, Choudhry Shweta, Via Marc, Basu Analabha, Sebro Ronnie, Eng Celeste, Beckman Kenneth, Thyne Shannon, Chapela Rocio, Rodriguez-Santana Jose R, Rodriguez-Cintron William, Avila Pedro C, Ziv Elad, Gonzalez Burchard Esteban
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BACKGROUND: While spouse correlations have been documented for numerous traits, no prior studies have assessed assortative mating for genetic ancestry in admixed populations. RESULTS: Using 104 ancestry informative markers, we examined spouse correlations in genetic ancestry for Mexican spouse pairs recruited from Mexico City and the San Francisco Bay Area, and Puerto Rican spouse pairs recruited from Puerto Rico...
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