Genetic diversity and linkage disequilibrium in the Polynesian population of Niue Island

Human Biology

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 131-145

  Abbott, William G H ^a   Winship, Ingrid M ^b   Gane, Edward J ^a   Finau, Sitaleki A ^c   Munn, Stephen R ^a   Tukuitonga, Colin F ^d  

^a AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c FIJI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Fiji)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Genetic diversity; Haplogroup; HLA; HSV1; Linkage disequilibrium; Microsatellite; Mitochondrial DNA; Niue Island; Polynesia; Tonga; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; GENE ISOLATION; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE LOCUS; GENE MAPPING; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC DISTANCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIUE; POLYNESIA; POPULATION GENETICS; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 33749565174     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hub.2006.0031     Document Type: Article

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