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Selection scan reveals three new loci related to high altitude adaptation in Native Andeans.
Scientific reports - 24 Aug 2018
Jacovas Vanessa C, Couto-Silva Cainã M, Nunes Kelly, Lemes Renan B, de Oliveira Marcelo Z, Salzano Francisco M, Bortolini Maria Cátira, Hünemeier Tábita
Abstract excerpt
The Andean Altiplano has been occupied continuously since the late Pleistocene, ~12,000 years ago, which places the Andean natives as one of the most ancient populations living at high altitudes. In the present study, we analyzed genomic data from Native Americans living a long-time at Andean high altitude and at Amazonia and Mesoamerica lowland areas. We have identified three new candidate genes - SP100, DUOX2...
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