Article
Genetic Variations in the TP53 Pathway in Native Americans Strongly Suggest Adaptation to the High Altitudes of the Andes.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Jacovas Vanessa Cristina, Rovaris Diego Luiz, Peréz Orlando, de Azevedo Soledad, Macedo Gabriel Souza, Sandoval José Raul, Salazar-Granara Alberto, Villena Mercedes, Dugoujon Jean-Michel, Bisso-Machado Rafael, Petzl-Erler Maria Luiza, Salzano Francisco Mauro, Ashton-Prolla Patricia, Ramallo Virginia, Bortolini Maria Cátira
Abstract excerpt
The diversity of the five single nucleotide polymorphisms located in genes of the TP53 pathway (TP53, rs1042522; MDM2, rs2279744; MDM4, rs1563828; USP7, rs1529916; and LIF, rs929271) were studied in a total of 282 individuals belonging to Quechua, Aymara, Chivay, Cabanaconde, Yanke, Taquile, Amantani, Anapia, Uros, Guarani Ñandeva, and Guarani Kaiowá populations, characterized as Native American or as having a...
