The impact of natural selection on health and disease: Uses of the population genetics approach in humans

Evolutionary Applications

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 596-607

  Vasseur, Estelle ^a,b,c   Quintana Murci, Lluis ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Evolution; Genetic adaptation; Human; Natural selection; Population genetics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878149793     PISSN: 17524563     EISSN: 17524571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/eva.12045     Document Type: Note

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