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Inferring the genetic history of lactase persistence along the Italian peninsula from a large genomic interval surrounding the LCT gene.
American journal of physical anthropology - 1 Dec 2015
De Fanti Sara, Sazzini Marco, Giuliani Cristina, Frazzoni Federica, Sarno Stefania, Boattini Alessio, Marasco Elena, Mantovani Vilma, Franceschi Claudio, Moral Pedro, Garagnani Paolo, Luiselli Donata
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Although genetic variants related to lactase persistence in European populations were supposed to have firstly undergone positive selection in farmers from the Balkans and Central Europe, demographic and evolutionary dynamics that subsequently shaped the distribution of this adaptive trait across the continent have still to be elucidated. To deepen the knowledge about potential routes of diffusion of...
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