Genetic characterization of the historical Albanian ethnic minority of Calabria (southern Italy)

Human Biology

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 45-60

  Tagarelli, A ^a   Piro, A ^a   Tagarelli, G ^a   Lagonia, P ^a   Bulo, A ^b   Falchi, A ^c   Varesi, L ^d   Vona, G ^c   Calo C M ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TIRANA   (Albania)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE CORSE   (France)

Author keywords

6PGD; ACP; ADA; AK; Albanians; Calabria; GC; PGM1

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALBANIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; ETHNIC GROUP; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC TRAIT; HUMAN; ITALY;

EID: 21744432852     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hub.2005.0033     Document Type: Article

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