Analysis of Genetic Data on Jewish Populations. I. Historical Background, Demographic Features, and Genetic Markers

Overview

Journal Am J Hum Genet

Publisher Cell Press

Specialty Genetics

Date 1979 May 1

PMID 380329

Citations 10

Authors

B Bonne-Tamir

S Karlin

R Kenett

Affiliations

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Abstract

Part I describes the data sets on which the analysis of Part II is based. This covers the nature of the populations sampled, the extent to which the samples are representative, and a brief review of historical and demographic facts on the populations involved.

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