Determining ancestry proportions in complex admixture scenarios in South Africa using a novel proxy ancestry selection method.

Admixed populations can make an important contribution to the discovery of disease susceptibility genes if the parental populations exhibit substantial variation in susceptibility. Admixture mapping has been used successfully, but is not designed to cope with populations that have more than two or t...

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Main Authors: Emile R Chimusa, Michelle Daya, Marlo Möller, Raj Ramesar, Brenna M Henn, Paul D van Helden, Nicola J Mulder, Eileen G Hoal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3774743?pdf=render