Integrative analysis of single nucleotide polymorphisms and gene expression efficiently distinguishes samples from closely related ethnic populations

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Ancestry informative markers (AIMs) are a type of genetic marker that is informative for tracing the ancestral ethnicity of individuals. Application of AIMs has gained substantial attention in population genetics, forensic sciences,...

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Main Authors: Yang Hsin-Chou, Wang Pei-Li, Lin Chien-Wei, Chen Chien-Hsiun, Chen Chun-Houh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-07-01
Series:BMC Genomics
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/13/346