Population database of STRs in West Africa: A genetic study of TPOX, HUMVWA31/A, HUMTH01, and CYP19

Genetica

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 77-83

  Dios, S ^a   Luis, J R ^a   Teixeira Ribeiro, J C ^b   Caeiro, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Africa; Cabo Verde; CYP19; HUMTH01; HUMVWA31 A; Population studies; Short tandem repeats (STRs); TPOX

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FACTUAL DATABASE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS; HUMAN; NEGRO; POPULATION GENETICS; TANDEM REPEAT;

AFRICA, WESTERN; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; DATABASES, FACTUAL; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS, POPULATION; HUMANS; TANDEM REPEAT SEQUENCES;

EID: 0032434894     PISSN: 00166707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1003434221154     Document Type: Article

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