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Recent admixture in an Indian population of African ancestry.
American journal of human genetics - 15 Jul 2011
Narang Ankita, Jha Pankaj, Rawat Vimal, Mukhopadhyay Arijit, Mukhopadhayay Arijit, Dash Debasis, Basu Analabha, Mukerji Mitali
Abstract excerpt
Identification and study of genetic variation in recently admixed populations not only provides insight into historical population events but also is a powerful approach for mapping disease loci. We studied a population (OG-W-IP) that is of African-Indian origin and has resided in the western part of India for 500 years; members of this population are believed to be descendants of the Bantu-speaking population of...
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