Distribution of the lactase persistence-associated variant alleles-13910*T and-13915*G among the people of Oman and Yemen

Human Biology

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 271-286

  Al Abri, Abdul Rahim ^a   Al Rawas, Omar ^a   Al Yahyaee, Saeed ^a   Al Habori, Molham ^b   Al Zubairi, Adel Sharaf ^b   Bayoumi, Riad ^a  

^a Sultan Qaboos University College of Medicine and Health Sciences   (Oman)

^b SANA A UNIVERSITY   (Yemen)

Author keywords

Arabian Peninsula; Lactase persistence; Oman; Yemen

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867564758     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: 15346617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3378/027.084.0310     Document Type: Article

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