An analysis of consanguinity and social structure within the UK Asian population using microsatellite data

Annals of Human Genetics

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 525-537

  Overall, Andrew D J ^a,c   Ahmad, M ^a   Thomas, M G ^b   Nichols, R A ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consanguinity; Inbreeding; Microsatellites; Substructure; UK Asian population

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ARTICLE; ASIAN; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; COMMUNITY; CONSANGUINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INDIA; PAKISTAN; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; SAMPLE; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CONSANGUINITY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENES, RECESSIVE; GENETICS, POPULATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MARRIAGE; METABOLIC DISEASES; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 0346882608     PISSN: 00034800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.2003.00062.x     Document Type: Article

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