Molecular genetic studies of natives on Easter Island: Evidence of an early European and Amerindian contribution to the Polynesian gene pool

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 10-18

  Lie, B A ^a   Dupuy, B M ^b   Spurkland, A ^b   Fernandez Vina M A ^c   Hagelberg, E ^b   Thorsby, E ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Amerindian; Easter Island; European; HLA alleles; Mitochondrial DNA, Polynesian; Y chromosomes

Indexed keywords

LEUKOCYTE ANTIGEN; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ALLELE; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME MARKER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; EUROPE; FEMALE; GENE POOL; GENEALOGY; GENETIC MARKER; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; POLYNESIA; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Y CHROMOSOME;

AMERICAN NATIVE CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; GENETICS, POPULATION; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; PEDIGREE; POLYNESIA;

IPOMOEA BATATAS; LAGENARIA SICERARIA;

EID: 33845892779     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: 13990039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.2006.00717.x     Document Type: Article

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