A common inversion under selection in Europeans.

A refined physical map of chromosome 17q21.31 uncovered a 900-kb inversion polymorphism. Chromosomes with the inverted segment in different orientations represent two distinct lineages, H1 and H2, that have diverged for as much as 3 million years and show no evidence of having recombined. The H2 lin...

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Main Authors: Stefansson, H, Helgason, A, Thorleifsson, G, Steinthorsdottir, V, Masson, G, Barnard, J, Baker, A, Jonasdottir, A, Ingason, A, Gudnadottir, V, Desnica, N, Hicks, A, Gylfason, A, Gudbjartsson, D, Jonsdottir, G, Sainz, J, Agnarsson, K, Birgisdottir, B, Ghosh, S, Olafsdottir, A, Cazier, J, Kristjansson, K, Frigge, M, Thorgeirsson, T, Gulcher, JR
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2005