Evaluation of linkage disequilibrium on the Xq13.3 region: Comparison between the Azores islands and Mainland Portugal

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 364-366

  Branco, Claudia C ^a,b   Cabrol, Ester ^a   Bento, Marta São ^a   Gomes, Cidália T ^a   Cabral, Rita ^a,b   Vicente, Astrid M ^b,c   Pacheco, Paula R ^a,b   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; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; CHROMOSOME XQ; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; NORMAL HUMAN; PEDIGREE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETICS; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT; X CHROMOSOME LINKAGE;

ALLELES; AZORES; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, X; DNA; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PEDIGREE; PORTUGAL; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 43449102836     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20734     Document Type: Article

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