The lingering effects of Neanderthal introgression on human complex traits

The genetic variants introduced into the ancestors of modern humans from interbreeding with Neanderthals have been suggested to contribute an unexpected extent to complex human traits. However, testing this hypothesis has been challenging due to the idiosyncratic population genetic properties of int...

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Main Authors: Xinzhu Wei, Christopher R Robles, Ali Pazokitoroudi, Andrea Ganna, Alexander Gusev, Arun Durvasula, Steven Gazal, Po-Ru Loh, David Reich, Sriram Sankararaman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2023-03-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/80757