Lactase persistence in Tunisia as a result of admixture with other Mediterranean populations

Lactase persistence in Tunisia as a result of admixture with other Mediterranean populations

Abstract Background The ability to digest lactose after weaning, namely, lactase persistence (LP), is encoded by polymorphisms in the MCM6 gene and varies widely in frequency among different human populations. Although, evolution of LP-related genetic variants was investigated in many groups of Sub-...

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Main Authors: Yosra Ben Halima, Rym Kefi, Marco Sazzini, Cristina Giuliani, Sara De Fanti, Chokri Nouali, Majdi Nagara, Giacomo Mengozzi, Sahar Elouej, Abdelmajid Abid, Henda Jamoussi, Lotfi Chouchane, Giovanni Romeo, Sonia Abdelhak, Donata Luiselli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:Genes & Nutrition
Subjects:
Lactase persistence
North Africa
Admixture
Tunisia
Natural selection
LCT
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12263-017-0573-3

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