title: VNTR Locus D1S80: Application to the study of a mixed Venezuelan sample.
abstract: The D1S80 locus in 122 individuals from Maracaibo, Venezuela, was studied to verify the genetic relationship of this sample with 32 other reported world populations derived from different ethnic groups. All analyses reveal that the Venezuelan sample has a main European genetic contribution, followed by contribution from Amerindians, and a small contribution of Africans. The population of Maracaibo has a high level of heterozygosity, as expected for populations with an important level of recent admixture. Am. J. Hum. Biol. 12:616-622, 2000. Copyright 2000 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Genética Molecular, Unidad de Genética Médica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad del Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela.
authors.forename: L. Pineda
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Bernal
authors.forename: D.
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Castro-Guerra
authors.forename: M.G.
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Villasmil
authors.forename: L.
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Borjas-Fajardo