Genetic diversity of lactase persistence in East African populations Genetics

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Hassan, Hisham Y ^a   Van Erp, Anke ^b   Jaeger, Martin ^b   Tahir, Hanan ^c   Oosting, Marije ^b   Joosten, Leo A B ^b   Netea, Mihai G ^b  

^a BAHRAIN DEFENCE FORCE HOSPITAL   (Bahrain)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (Sudan)

Author keywords

East Africa; Lactase; Nilotes; Sudan

Indexed keywords

LACTASE;

BLACK PERSON; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; HAPLOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; SAMPLE SIZE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; GENETIC VARIATION; GEOGRAPHY; HAPLOTYPES; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; LACTASE; LINGUISTICS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SAMPLE SIZE;

EID: 84952915597     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13104-015-1833-1     Document Type: Article

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