Population genetic study of three VNTR loci (D2S44, D7S22, and D12S11) in five ethnically defined populations of the Indian subcontinent

Human Biology

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 819-835

  Papiha, S S ^a   Mastana, S S ^b   Purandare, C A ^a   Jayasekara, R ^c   Chakraborty, R ^d  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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