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Population-genetic comparison of the Sorbian isolate population in Germany with the German KORA population using genome-wide SNP arrays.
BMC genetics - 28 Jul 2011
Gross Arnd, Tönjes Anke, Kovacs Peter, Veeramah Krishna R, Ahnert Peter, Roshyara Nab R, Gieger Christian, Rueckert Ina-Maria, Loeffler Markus, Stoneking Mark, Wichmann Heinz-Erich, Novembre John, Stumvoll Michael, Scholz Markus
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BACKGROUND: The Sorbs are an ethnic minority in Germany with putative genetic isolation, making the population interesting for disease mapping. A sample of N = 977 Sorbs is currently analysed in several genome-wide meta-analyses. Since genetic differences between populations are a major confoundi...
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