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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
Abstract excerpt
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 pa...
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