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Stronger signal of recent selection for lactase persistence in Maasai than in Europeans.

European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 May 2013

Schlebusch Carina M, Sjödin Per, Skoglund Pontus, Jakobsson Mattias

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Continued ability to digest lactose after weaning provides a possible selective advantage to individuals who have access to milk as a food source. The lactase persistence (LP) phenotype exists at varying frequencies in different populations and SNPs that modulate the regulation of the LCT gene have been identified in many of these populations. Very strong positive selection for LP has been illustrated for a...

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PMID: 22948027
DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2012.199
PMCID: PMC3641376

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