title: Frequency of a 9-bp deletion in the mitochondrial DNA among Asian populations.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Developmental Research, Aichi Prefectural Colony, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Harihara
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hirai
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Suutou
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Omoto
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial