alpha1-antitrypsin (PI) alleles as markers of Westeuropean influence in the Baltic Sea region.

doi:10.1159/000022841

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alpha1-antitrypsin (PI) alleles as markers of Westeuropean influence in the Baltic Sea region.

Human heredity - 1 Jan 1999

Beckman L, Sikström C, Mikelsaar A, Krumina A, Kucinskas V, Beckman G

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The distribution of alpha1-antitrypsin (PI) alleles was studied in an attempt to elucidate migrations and admixture between populations in the Baltic Sea region. The frequency of the PI Z allele, a typically Northwesteuropean marker gene, showed a highly significant regional variation in the Balt...

Topics

Alleles
Baltic States
Emigration and Immigration
Europe
Gene Frequency
Genetic Markers
Genetics, Population
Humans
alpha 1-Antitrypsin

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