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Cardio-metabolic parameters are associated with genetic admixture estimates in a pediatric population from Colombia.
BMC genetics - 27 Jun 2016
Muñoz Angélica M, Velásquez Claudia M, Bedoya Gabriel
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: There are different genetic patterns for cardio-metabolic parameters among different populations. Additionally, it has been found that ancestral genetic components (the proportion of Amerindian, European and African) in admixed Latin American populations influence an individual's susceptibility to cardio-metabolic disorders. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of ancestral genetic...
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