Genetic diversity in populations across Latin America: implications for population and medical genetic studies

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development

Volumn 53, Issue , 2018, Pages 98-104

  Belbin, Gillian M ^a   Nieves Colón, Maria A ^b,c   Kenny, Eimear E ^a   Moreno Estrada, Andres ^b   Gignoux, Christopher R ^d  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOUNDER EFFECT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN GENETICS; REVIEW; SAMPLING; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; BLACK PERSON; CAUCASIAN; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS; GENOMICS; HUMAN GENOME; MEDICAL GENETICS; POPULATION GENETICS; TRENDS;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, MEDICAL; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOME, HUMAN; GENOMICS; HUMANS; LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 85051634064     PISSN: 0959437X     EISSN: 18790380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2018.07.006     Document Type: Review

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