The genomic ancestry of individuals from different geographical regions of Brazil is more uniform than expected.

SD, Pena; Pietro G, Di; M, Fuchshuber-Moraes; JP, Genro; MH, Hutz; Fde S, Kehdy; F, Kohlrausch; LA, Magno; RC, Montenegro; MO, Moraes; Moraes ME, de; Moraes MR, de; EB, Ojopi; JA, Perini; C, Racciopi; AK, Ribeiro-Dos-Santos; F, Rios-Santos; MA, Romano-Silva; VA, Sortica; G, Suarez-Kurtz

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0017063

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The genomic ancestry of individuals from different geographical regions of Brazil is more uniform than expected.

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Pena SD

Di Pietro G

Fuchshuber-Moraes M

Abstract

Based on pre-DNA racial/color methodology, clinical and pharmacological trials have traditionally considered the different geographical regions of Brazil as being very heterogeneous. We wished to ascertain how such diversity of regional color categories correlated with ancestry. Using a panel of 40 ...

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