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Cuba: exploring the history of admixture and the genetic basis of pigmentation using autosomal and uniparental markers.
PLoS genetics - 1 Jul 2014
Marcheco-Teruel Beatriz, Parra Esteban J, Fuentes-Smith Evelyn, Salas Antonio, Buttenschøn Henriette N, Demontis Ditte, Torres-Español María, Marín-Padrón Lilia C, Gómez-Cabezas Enrique J, Alvarez-Iglesias Vanesa, Mosquera-Miguel Ana, Martínez-Fuentes Antonio, Carracedo Angel, Børglum Anders D, Mors Ole
Abstract excerpt
We carried out an admixture analysis of a sample comprising 1,019 individuals from all the provinces of Cuba. We used a panel of 128 autosomal Ancestry Informative Markers (AIMs) to estimate the admixture proportions. We also characterized a number of haplogroup diagnostic markers in the mtDNA and Y-chromosome in order to evaluate admixture using uniparental markers. Finally, we analyzed the association of 16...
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