Genetic structure of Kuwaiti population revealed by Y-STR diversity

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 827-835

  Triki Fendri, Soumaya ^a   Alfadhli, Suad ^b   Ayadi, Imen ^a   Kharrat, Najla ^a   Ayadi, Hammadi ^a   Rebai, Ahmed ^a  

^a CENTRE DE BIOTECHNOLOGIE DE SFAX   (Tunisia)

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Arabian Peninsula; Haplotype; Kuwait; Population structure; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

CHROMOSOME; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC STRUCTURE; POLYMORPHISM;

ADULT; ARAB; ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; KUWAIT; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; Y CHROMOSOME;

ADULT; ARABS; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; ETHNIC GROUPS; GENETIC VARIATION; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; KUWAIT; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 77958580702     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03014461003720296     Document Type: Article

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