An ancestry informative marker set for determining continental origin: validation and extension using human genome diversity panels

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Case-control genetic studies of complex human diseases can be confounded by population stratification. This issue can be addressed using panels of ancestry informative markers (AIMs) that can provide substantial population substructu...

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Main Authors: Gregersen Peter K, Alarcon-Riquelme Marta E, Kittles Rick, Silva Gabriel, Butler Lesley M, White Phoebe A, Tian Chao, Kosoy Roman, Nassir Rami, Belmont John W, De La Vega Francisco M, Seldin Michael F
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-07-01
Series:BMC Genetics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2156/10/39