Frequency of a 9-bp deletion in the mitochondrial DNA among Asian populations.
Individuals of the following Asian populations were surveyed for the presence of a 9-base-pair deletion of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA): Ainu, Japanese, Korean, Negrito, and Vedda. Although the variation was detected in every population except the Vedda, the frequencies of the variation differed widely among the populations, suggesting a geographic cline.
Harihara
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S
Institute for Developmental Research, Aichi Prefectural Colony, Japan.
Hirai
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M
Suutou
Y
Y
Shimizu
K
K
Omoto
K
K
D044466:Asian People / Q000235:genetics*; D002872:Chromosome Deletion; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005828:Genetics, Population; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D007723:Korea; D010679:Philippines; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013188:Sri Lanka
D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial