Identifying positive selection candidate loci for high-altitude adaptation in Andean populations

Identifying positive selection candidate loci for high-altitude adaptation in Andean populations

<p>Abstract</p> <p>High-altitude environments (>2,500 m) provide scientists with a natural laboratory to study the physiological and genetic effects of low ambient oxygen tension on human populations. One approach to understanding how life at high altitude has affected human met...

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Main Authors: Bigham Abigail W, Mao Xianyun, Mei Rui, Brutsaert Tom, Wilson Megan J, Julian Colleen, Parra Esteban J, Akey Joshua M, Moore Lorna G, Shriver Mark D
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-12-01
Series:Human Genomics
Subjects:
genome scan
positive selection
Native Americans
altitude adaptation
Online Access:http://www.humgenomics.com/content/4/2/79

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