Estimating African American admixture proportions by use of population-specific alleles.

doi:10.1086/302148

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Estimating African American admixture proportions by use of population-specific alleles.

American journal of human genetics - 1 Dec 1998

Parra E J, Marcini A, Akey J, Martinson J, Batzer M A, Cooper R, Forrester T, Allison D B, Deka R, Ferrell R E, Shriver M D

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We analyzed the European genetic contribution to 10 populations of African descent in the United States (Maywood, Illinois; Detroit; New York; Philadelphia; Pittsburgh; Baltimore; Charleston, South Carolina; New Orleans; and Houston) and in Jamaica, using nine autosomal DNA markers. These markers...

Topics

Africa
Black or African American
Alleles
Alu Elements
Black People
DNA, Mitochondrial
Europe
Female
Gene Frequency
Gene Pool
Genetic Markers
Genetics, Population
Haplotypes
Humans
Jamaica
Linkage Disequilibrium

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PMID: 9837836
DOI: 10.1086/302148
PMCID: PMC1377655

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