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Mitochondrial DNA diversity in the African American population.
Mitochondrial DNA - 1 Jun 2015
Johnson Derek C, Shrestha Sadeep, Wiener Howard W, Makowsky Robert, Kurundkar Ashish, Wilson Craig M, Aissani Brahim
Abstract excerpt
Genetic polymorphism along mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) defines population-specific signatures called mtDNA haplogroups. Estimation of mtDNA haplogroup distribution may be prone to errors, notably if the study sample is not drawn from a multicenter cohort. Here, we report on mtDNA diversity in a sample of African American individuals (n = 343) enrolled in a multicenter cohort. Sequencing of the hypervariable regions...
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