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Genetic population structure of two African-Ecuadorian communities of Esmeraldas.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  10378455     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The genetic structure of two African-Ecuadorian communities, Rio Cayapas and Viche (Esmeraldas province, northwest Ecuador), was studied on the basis of ACP1, ADA, AK1, CA2, ESD, GLO1, G6PD, PGD, and PGM1 subtypes and thermostability, PGM2, HBbeta, F13A, F13B, ORM1, AHSG, C6, C7, and APOC2 gene frequency, and migration data on 255 individuals. The fixation index of Wright (F(ST)), correspondence, and genetic distance analysis were applied to compare the genetic relationships between these communities and other American populations of African ancestry. F(ST) values from the migration data and surname origins suggest that Rio Cayapas is genetically more isolated and shows less mobility and admixture than does Viche. The genetic admixture estimates indicate a large contribution of African genes to the gene pool of both communities (74.3% to 58.4%), whereas the proportion of the Amerindian component differs significantly (14.5% in Rio Cayapas to 27.6% in Viche).
Authors:
C Martínez-Labarga; O Rickards; R Scacchi; R M Corbo; G Biondi; J A Peña; C Varas de Vieira; A E Guevara; M S Santurino; G F de Stefano
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of physical anthropology     Volume:  109     ISSN:  0002-9483     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Phys. Anthropol.     Publication Date:  1999 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1999-07-23     Completed Date:  1999-07-23     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0400654     Medline TA:  Am J Phys Anthropol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  159-74     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy. martine@uniroma2.it
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Africa / ethnology
African Continental Ancestry Group / genetics*
Demography
Ecuador
Emigration and Immigration
Enzymes / genetics
Ethnic Groups / genetics
Female
Gene Frequency*
Gene Pool*
Humans
Male
Phenotype
Phylogeny
Proteins / genetics
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Enzymes; 0/Proteins

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