Genetic signature of the São Miguel Island Population (Azores) assessed by 21 microsatellite loci

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 118-120

  Branco, Claudia C ^a,b   Pacheco, Paula R ^a,b   Cabral, Rita ^a,b   Vicente, Astrid M ^b,c   Mota Vieira, Luisa ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL DO DIVINO ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO GULBENKIAN DE CIÊNCIA   (Portugal)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH DR RICARDO JORGE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EUROPE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; NEIGHBOR JOINING METHOD; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PORTUGAL; PREDICTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AZORES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; GENETICS, POPULATION; HUMANS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PHYLOGENY; PORTUGAL; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 38049153139     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20692     Document Type: Article

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