Genetic Landscape of Eurasia and "Admixture" in Uyghurs

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 934-937

  Li, Hui ^a   Cho, Kelly ^a   Kidd, Judith R ^a   Kidd, Kenneth K ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASIAN; EUROPE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION GENETIC STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 21; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; GENOME, HUMAN; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

EID: 71149118765     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2009.10.024     Document Type: Letter

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