The genetic structure of the Kuwaiti population: mtDNA inter- and intra-population variation

Human Biology

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 379-403

  Theyab, Jasem B ^a   Al Bustan, Suzanne ^b   Crawford, Michael H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

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EID: 84872091662     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: 15346617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3378/027.084.0403     Document Type: Article

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