title: [Genetic composition of the Chilean population: the Yamanas from Ukika].
abstract: The genetic composition of a group of 24 Yamana indians that survive in Puerto Williams, Navarino Island, Chile (parallel 55 south of Tierra del Fuego), was studied. Results showed that these indians have a different genetic composition than Pehuenche indians, specially for HLA system and esterase D. This fact validates the hypothesis, based on archeological and anthropological evidence, about the paleoindian origin of Yamanas.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Biología Celular y Genética, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Llop
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Harb
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Moreno
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Aspillaga
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: van de Maele
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rothhammer
mesh_terms: D001789:Blood Group Antigens / Q000235:genetics; D002677:Chile; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005828:Genetics, Population; D006239:Haplotypes; D006801:Humans; D007199:Indians, South American / Q000235:genetics*; D008285:Major Histocompatibility Complex; D010641:Phenotype
chemical_list: D001789:Blood Group Antigens