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X-chromosomal genetic diversity and linkage disequilibrium patterns in Amerindians and non-Amerindian populations.
American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council - 1 Jan 2000
Amorim Carlos Eduardo G, Wang Sijia, Marrero Andrea R, Salzano Francisco M, Ruiz-Linares Andrés, Bortolini Maria Cátira
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: We report X-chromosomal linkage disequilibrium (LD) patterns in Amerindian (Kogi, Wayuu, and Zenu) and admixed Latin American (Central Valley of Costa Rica and Southern Brazilian Gaucho) populations. METHODS: Short tandem repeats (STRs) widespread along the X-chromosome were investigated in 132 and 124 chromosomes sampled from the Amerindian tribes and the admixed Latin American populations,...
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