A look at the inheritance of height using regression toward the mean.

abstract：:The surname analysis of over 40,000 Wisconsin cancer mortalities for the period 1979 through 1985 partially reveals the relative genetic component of various major cancers. The surname frequencies and frequency distributions indicate that both tumor-promoting and tumor-suppressing genes may be involved. A number of ca...

journal_title：Human biology

authors： Cleek RK

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The isonymy structure of two Venezuelan states, Sucre and Táchira, is described using the surnames of the Register of Electors updated in 1991. The frequency distribution of surnames pooled together by sex was obtained for the 57 counties of Sucre and the 52 counties of Táchira, based on total population sizes of 158,...

journal_title：Human biology

authors： Rodríguez-Larralde A,Barrai I

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:4 ethnically, cultural-historically and linguistically distinct subsets of the Sells Reservation Papago population of southern Arizona are identified using ethnographic and demographic data. Breeding patterns of these 4 isolates are described and compared with fertility and mortality parameters. Isolates which exper...

journal_title：Human biology

authors： Smith DG

更新日期：1980-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Birth weight is the single most significant determinant of infant mortality and the chances of a newborn to experience healthy development. Low birth weight also appears to be related to higher risks of several important chronic conditions, such as ischemic heart disease, non-insulin-dependent diabetes, and cancer in ...

journal_title：Human biology

authors： Chodick G,Flash S,Deoitch Y,Shalev V

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study is to individualize potential differences between two cranial regions used to differentiate human populations. We compared the neurocranium and the facial skeleton using skulls from the Great Hungarian Plain. The skulls date to the 1st-11th centuries, a long space of time that encompasses seven a...

journal_title：Human biology

authors： Holló G,Szathmáry L,Marcsik A,Barta Z

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hematocrit values are normally higher in natives living at high altitude than in natives living at sea level. Here, we have determined the hematocrit levels in relation to adrenal androgens in children living at altitudes of 150 m and 3400 m above sea level. The data demonstrate no association between serum adrenal an...

journal_title：Human biology

authors： Góñez C,Donayre M,Villena A,Gonzales GF

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic diversity among ethnic groups is studied by comparing the genetic fingerprint of the examined groups. This index is constructed by aggregating the differential frequencies of various marker characteristics. Recent advances in the study of human biological rhythms may provide new indexes that will complement th...

journal_title：Human biology

authors： Ticher A,Zoossmann-Diskin A,Haus E,Sackett-Lundeen L,Ashkenazi IE

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In one of the truly classic works in anthropological genetics, Frank Livingstone established the interrelationships between agriculture, mosquito ecology, malaria, and, consequently, the frequencies of sickle cell hemoglobin in West Africa. A major inference from Livingstone's study was the recency of malaria as a sel...

journal_title：Human biology

authors： Fix AG

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Comorian population is historically considered a blend of influences from African Bantus, Arabs, and possibly Austronesians. In this study we present the first genetic data on the current Comorian population. Serologic analysis of the six major blood group systems (ABO, RH, KEL, FY, JK, and MNS) was performed on 1...

journal_title：Human biology

authors： Chiaroni J,Touinssi M,Frassati C,Degioanni A,Gibert M,Reviron D,Mercier P,Boëtsch G

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The polymorphism of human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) was studied in 118 unrelated Greeks (from northern Greece) using total blood cell DNA and the restriction enzymes HpaI, BamHI, HaeII, MspI, AvaII, and HincII. One new morph was identified for MspI (named MspI morph 18Gr) and is the result of a mutation in a previousl...

journal_title：Human biology

authors： Astrinidis A,Kouvatsi A

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The two polymorphic alleles of esterase D (ESD), ESD*5 and ESD*7, are specific to Europeans and Asians, respectively. In this study the molecular basis was characterized: ESD*5, arising from ESD*1, has a G to A transition, resulting in Gly257(GGT) --> Asp(GAT); and ESD*7, originating from ESD*2, has an A to G transiti...

journal_title：Human biology

authors： Yuasa I,Umetsu K,Tsuchida S,Irizawa Y,Henke L,Henke J

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Craniofacial variation is investigated in Latin America and the Caribbean. The samples included in this study are two historic and one prehistoric sample from Ecuador; prehistoric and modern Cuban samples; a prehistoric Peruvian sample; two prehistoric Mexican samples and one contemporary admixed Mexican sample; a 16t...

journal_title：Human biology

authors： Ross AH,Ubelaker DH,Falsetti AB

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growth is a complex process composed of distinct phases over the course of childhood. Although the pubertal growth spurt has received the most attention from auxologists and pediatricians, the midchildhood growth spurt has been less well studied. The midchildhood growth spurt refers to a relatively small increase in g...

journal_title：Human biology

authors： Towne B,Williams KD,Blangero J,Czerwinski SA,Demerath EW,Nahhas RW,Dyer TD,Cole SA,Lee M,Choh AC,Duren DL,Sherwood RJ,Chumlea WC,Siervogel RM

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although much attention has been given to statistical genetic methods for the initial localization and fine mapping of quantitative trait loci (QTLs), little methodological work has been done to date on the problem of statistically identifying the most likely functional polymorphisms using sequence data. In this paper...

journal_title：Human biology

authors： Blangero J,Goring HH,Kent JW Jr,Williams JT,Peterson CP,Almasy L,Dyer TD

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have sought to associate the Pro12Ala variant of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma2 (PPARG2) gene with type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, and obesity, with controversial results. We have determined the Pro12Ala variant frequency in 370 nondiabetic Mexican Mestizo subjects and in f...

journal_title：Human biology

authors： Canizales-Quinteros S,Aguilar-Salinas CA,Ortiz-López MG,Rodríguez-Cruz M,Villarreal-Molina MT,Coral-Vázquez R,Huertas-Vázquez A,Hernández-Caballero A,López-Alarcón M,Brito-Zurita OR,Domínguez-Banda A,Martinez-Sánchez LR,Canto-de

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship of body mass and body fat distribution to blood pressure has been recognized for many years. This relationship has formed the basis for much additional research, including the impact of growth and developmental factors on blood pressure levels. Blood pressure in children is related to somatic growth a...

journal_title：Human biology

authors： Gerber LM,Stern PM

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Muslim population of India is known for its historical and socioreligious significance. Literature on the genetic structure of this segment of India's population is scanty. Therefore we have investigated the allele frequency distribution of haptoglobin (HP) and transferrin (TF) phenotypes among the Muslims to expl...

journal_title：Human biology

authors： Ahmad R,Alam A,Fatima F,Hasnain AU

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the sex ratio (M/F) in representative populations of the main human ethnic groups, namely, US whites, US blacks, and Japanese. The data cover a period of over 50 years. For intra-ethnic comparison, we included analogous data on Italians. The populations studied show heterogeneous patterns: the US white and ...

journal_title：Human biology

authors： Ulizzi L,Zonta LA

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Viewed as a biological concept, sexual dimorphism does not appear to motivate debate. However, with the aim of measuring such dimorphism, several indexes have been proposed, and not all of them have been regarded as equally reliable by the biological community. The main divergence between the indexes is that their def...

journal_title：Human biology

authors： Ipiña SL,Durand AI

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The frequency of a polymorphic mitochondrial DNA insertion into the nuclear genome was determined for 870 individuals from a geographically diverse set of 20 populations. The mtDNA insertion frequency varies significantly among populations, having a large GST value (0.178) and high heterozygosity values within populat...

journal_title：Human biology

authors： Thomas R,Zischler H,Pääbo S,Stoneking M

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is generally accepted that the relationship between human genes and language is very complex and multifaceted. This has its roots in the “regular” complexity governing the interplay among genes and between genes and environment for most phenotypes, but with the added layer of supraontogenetic and supra-individual p...

journal_title：Human biology

authors： Dediu D

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:I describe the developmental, metric, morphologic, and pathologic features of deciduous dentition in a terminal Late Archaic (c. 3000 B.P.) Native American population in Ohio. Development of deciduous dentition in this Late Archaic population is stable with little sequence variation. The pattern of development (ldc, l...

journal_title：Human biology

authors： Sciulli PW

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The primary purpose of this research is to collate, compare, and discuss the presently available data for head and face dimensions among Korean and Japanese ethnic groups. Classification of Korean male and female head and face types is simpler than classification of Japanese subjects. Male groups have more statistical...

journal_title：Human biology

authors： Lee HJ,Park SJ

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A random sample of death records of adult males from the period 1967 to 1970 was chosen from the South Australian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages. The natural parents of these individuals were identified by cross-referencing to birth certificates, and an extensive search was made of the death records for the...

journal_title：Human biology

authors： Tallis GM,Leppard P

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Controversies resulting from genetic testing on skeletal remains of disputed stewardship raise important questions about obligations inherent on genetic researchers to assure ethical chain of custody. In this article, we analyze and evaluate several proposed positions on whether such research should be published. Foll...

journal_title：Human biology

authors： May T,Nakano-Okuno M

更新日期：2019-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：:We used 15 short tandem repeat (STR) loci (D8S1179, D21S11, D7S820, CSF1PO, D3S1358, TH01, D13S317, D16S539, D2S1338, D19S433, VWA, TPOX, D18S51, D5S818, and FGA) to genetically characterize 361 individuals from 11 indigenous populations (Amuzgo, Chinanteco, Chontal, Huave, Mazateco, Mixe, Mixteco, Triqui, Zapoteco de...

journal_title：Human biology

authors： Quinto-Cortés CD,Arriola LA,García-Hughes G,García-López R,Molina DP,Flores M,Palacios R,Piñero D

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Involvement of genetic factors in determining bone mineral density (BMD) is doubtless. However, the exact nature of the genes governing BMD variation and sources for genetic determination of BMD of different parts of bone (compact and cancellous) have not been completely studied. The results of the complex segregation...

journal_title：Human biology

authors： Livshits G,Karasik D,Pavlovsky O,Kobyliansky E

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A major goal in anthropological genetics is the assessment of the effects of different microevolutionary forces. Harpending and Ward (1982) developed a model that aids in this effort by comparing observed and expected heterozygosity within populations in a local region. The expected heterozygosity within a population ...

journal_title：Human biology

authors： Relethford JH,Blangero J

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper I propose that evolutionary demography and associated theory from human behavioral ecology provide a strong basis for explaining the available evidence for the patterns observed in the first agricultural settlement of Europe in the 7th-5th millennium cal. BC, linking together a variety of what have previ...

journal_title：Human biology

authors： Shennan S

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have expanded and refined the founding haplogroups of the Americas using whole mitochondrial (mtDNA) genome analysis. In addition to pan-American lineages, specific variants have been identified in a number of studies that show higher frequencies in restricted geographical areas. To further characterize...

journal_title：Human biology

authors： Lee EJ,Merriwether DA

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00