Nucleotide diversity and population differentiation of the Melanocortin 1 Receptor gene, <it>MC1R</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The melanocortin 1 receptor gene (<it>MC1R</it>) is responsible for normal pigment variation in humans and is highly polymorphic with numerous population-specific alleles. Some <it>MC1R </it>variants have been...

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Main Authors: Peris Ketty, Fargnoli Maria, Mirabello Lisa, Goldstein Alisa M, Gerstenblith Meg R, Savage Sharon A, Landi Maria
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-04-01
Series:BMC Genetics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2156/9/31