Autosomal microsatellite and mtDNA genetic analysis in Sicily (Italy)

Annals of Human Genetics

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 42-53

  Romano, V ^a,g   Cali F ^b   Ragalmuto, A ^b   D'Anna, R P ^a   Flugy, A ^a   De Leo, G ^a   Giambalvo, O ^a   Lisa, A ^f   Fiorani, O ^f   Di Gaetano, C ^d   Salerno, A ^a,c,g   Tamouza, R ^e   Charron, D ^e   Zei, G ^f   Matullo, G ^d   Piazza, Alberto ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b OASI RESEARCH INSTITUTE IRCCS   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^e INSERM   (France)

^f UMR 7225   (Italy)

^g NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA MARKER; MICROSATELLITE DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; AUTOSOME; CITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DENATURING HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ITALY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; Y CHROMOSOME; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; NOMENCLATURE; PHYLOGENY;

ROMAN;

ALLELES; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETICS, POPULATION; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; NAMES; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SICILY;

EID: 0041304774     PISSN: 00034800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-1809.2003.00007.x     Document Type: Article

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