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Estimates of European American Ancestry in African Americans Using HFE p.C282Y.
Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers - 1 Sept 2020
Acton Ronald T, Wiener Howard W, Barton James C
Abstract excerpt
Background: HFE p.C282Y (chromosome 6p22.2; exon 4, c.845G>A; rs1800562), a hemochromatosis-associated polymorphism in European Americans, is absent in sub-Saharan West African blacks. Methods: We estimated European American ancestry in African Americans (M) using published p.C282Y allele frequencies of sub-Saharan West African blacks; and ≥50 unselected African Americans and ≥50 unselected European Americans in...
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