Characteristics of mitochondrial DNA sequence polymorphisms and haplogroups in Korean population

Genes and Genomics

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 121-126

  Kim, Hye Ran ^a,b   Shin, Myung Geun ^b   Kim, Mi Ji ^b   Shin, Jong Hee ^b   Suh, Soon Pal ^b   Ryang, Dong Wook ^b  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^b Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Haplogroup; Korean; mtDNA; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

EID: 48349119917     PISSN: 19769571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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