Genetic structure of north-west Africa revealed by STR analysis

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 360-366

  Bosch, Elena ^a   Calafell, Francesc ^a   Pérez Lezaun, Anna ^a   Clarimón, Jordi ^a   Comas, David ^a   Mateu, Eva ^a   Martínez Arias, Rosa ^a   Morera, Bernal ^a   Brakez, Zahra ^b   Akhayat, Omar ^b   Sefiani, Abdelaziz ^c   Hariti, Ghania ^d   Cambon Thomsen, Anne ^e   Bertranpetit, Jaume ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^b FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES   (Morocco)

^c INSTITUT NATIONAL D HYGIÈNE   (Morocco)

^d CHU Alger Centre   (France)

^e INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Microsatellites; North Africa; Population genetics; STRs

Indexed keywords

DNA;

AFRICA; ARAB; ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; GENE POOL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MARKER GENE; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANDEM REPEAT;

EID: 17044449845     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5200464     Document Type: Article

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