Brazilian urban population genetic structure reveals a high degree of admixture

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 111-116

  Giolo, Suely R ^a,b   Soler, Júlia M P ^a   Greenway, Steven C ^c   Almeida, Marcio A A ^a   De Andrade, Mariza ^d   Seidman, J G ^c   Seidman, Christine E ^c   Krieger, José E ^a   Pereira, Alexandre C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

admixture; admixture mapping; Brazilian; genetic structure

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CAUCASIAN; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEGRO; POPULATION GENETIC STRUCTURE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; URBAN AREA;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AMERICAN NATIVE CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BRAZIL; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; GENETIC STRUCTURES; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; HAPMAP PROJECT; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 83255185151     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: 14765438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2011.144     Document Type: Article

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