New insights into the genetic history of Tunisians: Data from Alu insertion and apolipoprotein E gene polymorphisms

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 22-33

  Bahri, R ^a   Esteban, E ^b   Moral, P ^b   Chaabani, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alu insertions; APOE gene; Mediterranean relationships; Tunisians

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E;

GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FLOW; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; POLYMORPHISM; PROTEIN;

AFRICA; ALU SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FLOW; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; POPULATION GENETICS; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TUNISIA;

AFRICA, NORTHERN; ALU ELEMENTS; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; FEMALE; GENE FLOW; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS, POPULATION; HUMANS; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; TUNISIA; VARIATION (GENETICS);

AFRICA; NORTH AFRICA; TUNISIA;

EID: 39349096680     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014460701753729     Document Type: Article

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