Mitochondrial DNA genetic diversity among four ethnic groups in Sierra Leone

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 156-163

  Jackson, Bruce A ^a   Wilson, Jamie Lee ^b   Kirbah, Salwa ^c   Sidney, Sheree S ^c   Rosenberger, Joshua ^c   Bassie, Larry ^d   Alie, Joe A D ^e   McLean, David C ^f,g   Garvey, W Timothy ^f   Ely, Bert ^c  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of Massachusetts Lowell   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d University of Sierra Leone   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SIERRA LEONE   (Sierra Leone)

^f MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; DNA DETERMINATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; HYPERVARIABLE REGION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POPULATION GENETICS; SIERRA LEONE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; ETHNIC GROUPS; GENETICS, POPULATION; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SIERRA LEONE; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 24044486560     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20040     Document Type: Article

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