Population differences of two coding SNPs in pigmentation-related genes SLC24A5 and SLC45A2

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 36-39

  Soejima, Mikiko ^a   Koda, Yoshiro ^a  

^a KURUME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Pigmentation; Population differentiation; Skin color; SLC24A5; SLC45A2

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPE; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC MARKER; GHANA; HUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PIGMENTATION; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SLC24A5 GENE; SLC45A2 GENE; SOUTH AFRICA; SRI LANKA;

AFRICA; ANTIGENS, NEOPLASM; ANTIPORTERS; CHINA; DNA FINGERPRINTING; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC MARKERS; HUMANS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; POPULATION GROUPS; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SRI LANKA;

EID: 33845745755     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-006-0112-z     Document Type: Article

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