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Genetic variation and adaptation in Africa: implications for human evolution and disease.

Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in biology - 1 Jul 2014

Gomez Felicia, Hirbo Jibril, Tishkoff Sarah A

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Because modern humans originated in Africa and have adapted to diverse environments, African populations have high levels of genetic and phenotypic diversity. Thus, genomic studies of diverse African ethnic groups are essential for understanding human evolutionary history and how this leads to differential disease risk in all humans. Comparative studies of genetic diversity within and between African ethnic...

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PMID: 24984772
DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a008524
PMCID: PMC4067985

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