Journal
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Volume 37, Issue 1, Pages 151-170Publisher
SOC BRASIL GENETICA
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572014000200003
Keywords
interethnic admixture; Latin America; population structure
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- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq)
- Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, Programa de Apoio a Nucleos de Excelencia (FAPERGS/PRONEX)
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A general introduction to the origins and history of Latin American populations is followed by a systematic review of the data from molecular autosomal assessments of the ethnic/continental (European, African, Amerindian) ancestries for 24 Latin American countries or territories. The data surveyed are of varying quality but provide a general picture of the present constitution of these populations. A brief discussion about the applications of these results (admixture mapping) is also provided. Latin American populations can be viewed as natural experiments for the investigation of unique anthropological and epidemiological issues.
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