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Population genomics on the origin of lactase persistence in Europe and South Asia

2020-07-01

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The C to T mutation at rs4988235 located upstream of the lactase ( LCT ) gene is the primary determinant for lactase persistence (LP) that is prevalent among Europeans and South Asians. Here, we review evolutionary studies of this mutation based on ancient and present-day human genomes with the following concluding remarks: the mutation arose in the Pontic Steppe somewhere between 23,000 and 5960 years ago, emigr...

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Literature Corpus work: b562b6a1-5db7-5906-a5fe-2aee9c158350
DOI: 10.1101/2020.06.30.179432

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