Distinctive distribution of AIM1 polymorphism among major human populations with different skin color

Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 92-94

  Nakayama, K ^a   Fukamachi, S ^a   Kimura, H ^b   Koda, Y ^b   Soemantri, A ^c   Ishida, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b KURUME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c DIPONEGORO UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

AIM1; Melanin synthesis; Population study; Primates; Skin color diversity; SNPs

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; MELANIN; PROTEIN AIM1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FISH; HUMAN; MELANOGENESIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIMATE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SKIN COLOR;

PRIMATES;

EID: 0036215886     PISSN: 14345161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100380200007     Document Type: Article

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