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Lactase persistence alleles reveal partial East African ancestry of southern African Khoe pastoralists.

Current biology : CB - 14 Apr 2014

Breton Gwenna, Schlebusch Carina M, Lombard Marlize, Sjödin Per, Soodyall Himla, Jakobsson Mattias

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The ability to digest milk into adulthood, lactase persistence (LP), as well as specific genetic variants associated with LP, is heterogeneously distributed in global populations. These variants were most likely targets of selection when some populations converted from hunter-gatherer to pastoralist or farming lifestyles. Specific LP polymorphisms are associated with particular geographic regions and populations;...

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PMID: 24704072
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2014.02.041

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