Association of PPARG2 Pro12Ala variant with larger body mass index in Mestizo and Amerindian populations of Mexico.

abstract：:Eight STR systems (THO1, FABP, VWA, FES/FPS, HPRTB, F13A1, CSF1PO, and D6S366) were investigated in different ethnic groups of Argentina. Allele and genotype frequencies, power of exclusion, and discriminative power were investigated. Hardy-Weinberg expectations were calculated from heterozygosity levels. FST and G te...

journal_title：Human biology

authors： Sala A,Penacino G,Corach D

更新日期：1998-10-01 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：: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：:The knowledge of a population structure may constitute a powerful tool for mapping genes underlying susceptibility to Mendelian and complex diseases. To obtain a better understanding of the population structure of São Miguel Island (Azorean Archipelago, Portugal), we carried out a surname survey using the surnames lis...

journal_title：Human biology

authors： Branco CC,Mota-Vieira L

更新日期：2003-12-01 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：: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：: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：:There has been a lack of agreement on the variation in and the correlates of menstrual cycle length in the literature. A total of 2566 women from rural and urban areas in one district of Tamil Nadu in southern India were studied prospectively to identify correlates of menstrual cycle length. Rural women had higher odd...

journal_title：Human biology

authors： Jeyaseelan L,Rao PS

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A meaningful comparison of the twinning rates of different populations can be hindered by several factors that may influence the rates. Chief among these factors are the sources of data from which the rates are derived and the maternal age structure of the populations. The effects of such factors were minimal when the...

journal_title：Human biology

authors： Pollard R

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Large-scale genotyping and next-generation sequencing techniques have allowed great advances in the field of molecular genetics. Numerous common variants of low impact have been associated with many complex human traits and diseases, such as bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Although they may exert a greater impact ...

journal_title：Human biology

authors： Lopes FL,Hou L,Boldt AB,Kassem L,Alves VM,Nardi AE,McMahon FJ

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study reports the genetic variation observed among five anthropologically distinct population groups of India, using four highly polymorphic minisatellite loci (D1S80, D17S5, D19S20, and APOB 3' VNTR) in order to examine the effect of geographical and linguistic affiliations on the genetic affinities among...

journal_title：Human biology

authors： Das B,Ghosh A,Chauhan PS,Seshadri M

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The physiological role of human paraoxonase (PON), a serum enzyme that hydrolyzes organophosphate insecticides and nerve agents, is not clear. Of the three genes in the paraoxonase gene family, PON1 shows a polymorphism, Gln 192 --> Arg, governed by two common alleles named *Q and *R. These determine two different iso...

journal_title：Human biology

authors： Scacchi R,Corbo RM,Rickards O,De Stefano GF

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:GM and KM immunoglobulin (Ig) allotypes have been tested in 310 autochthonous Basques from the three subpopulations of Vizcaya, Guipúzcoa, and Alava, Spain. They are compared with allotypes occurring in autochthonous French Basques, some Pyrenean subpopulations in France, and European populations. The analysis suggest...

journal_title：Human biology

authors： Calderón R,Vidales C,Peña JA,Perez-Miranda A,Dugoujon JM

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HLA-DQB1*0302 allele frequency is increased in liver graft recipients with acute rejection. We investigated polymorphism in the upstream regulatory regions (URRs) of the DQB1 gene to determine whether polymorphism in the DQB1 promoter region influences liver graft acceptance. A combination of typing protocols based on...

journal_title：Human biology

authors： Muro M,Herrero N,Marin L,Torío A,Minguela A,Sánchez-Bueno F,García-Alonso AM,Alvarez-López MR

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although scattered throughout a large geographic area, the members of the Pano linguistic group present strong ethnic, linguistic, and cultural homogeneity, a feature that causes them to be considered components of a same "Pano" tribe. Nevertheless, the genetic homogeneity between Pano villages has not yet been examin...

journal_title：Human biology

authors： Mendes-Junior CT,Simoes AL

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preston's two-census method of demographic estimation is applied to three pairs of reconstructed censuses from the records of a migrating Mennonite church congregation covering the period 1780-1890. The three pairs of censuses correspond to three periods (1780-1790, 1850-1860, and 1880-1890) and to stays in three sett...

journal_title：Human biology

authors： Everson PM,Stevenson JC,Rogers L

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nine-hundred seventy-eight subjects from eight Mongoloid tribes of northeastern India were investigated for the distribution of hemoglobin phenotypes by starch-gel electrophoresis. The sample included 157 Khasi and 24 Bodo from Cherrapunji (Meghalaya), 148, Rengma Naga and 81 Hmar of the Cachar district of Assam, 215 ...

journal_title：Human biology

authors： Saha N

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Given the same reproductive span, more children with shorter interbirth intervals and less parental attention per child should not do as well. There should be intermediate optima in family sizes, but only two studies have demonstrated optima. The goal here is to determine whether the relationship between fitness and f...

journal_title：Human biology

authors： Stevenson JC,Everson PM,Grimes M

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two microsatellites (CD4 and F13A1) were investigated in seven Brazilian populations: one group each of European- and African-derived subjects from Porto Alegre, southern Brazil, and five Amerindian tribes (three Tupi-Mondé speaking [Gavião, Surui, and Zoró], one Macro-Gê [Xavante], and one Carib [Wai-Wai]). For both ...

journal_title：Human biology

authors： Bogdawa HM,Hutz MH,Salzano FM,Weimer TA

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the relationship between the dispersal potential of a hominin population, its local-scale foraging strategies, and the characteristics of the resource environment using an agent-based modeling approach. In previous work we demonstrated that natural selection can favor a relatively low capacity for asse...

journal_title：Human biology

authors： Wren CD,Costopoulos A

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Low-molecular-weight acid phosphatase (ACP1) is a polymorphic protein-tyrosine phosphatase present in all human tissues, including adipocytes. A positive association between the low-activity ACP1*A/*A genotype and extreme body mass index has previously been shown by us in obese subjects from the population of Rome. We...

journal_title：Human biology

authors： Lucarini N,Antonacci E,Bottini N,Gloria Bottini F

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human population characteristics at the genetic level are integral to both forensic biology and population genetics. This study evaluates biparental microsatellite markers in five Austronesian-speaking groups to characterize their intra- and interpopulation differences. Genetic diversity was analyzed using 15 short ta...

journal_title：Human biology

authors： Shepard EM,Chow RA,Suafo'a E,Addison D,Pérez-Miranda AM,Garcia-Bertrand RL,Herrera RJ

更新日期：2005-12-01 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：:CYP2A6 is a polymorphic enzyme, and CYP2A6 genotype has been shown to be associated with smoking habits and lung cancer. We investigated CYP2A6 polymorphism in Japanese from four different geographic areas of Japan and in the Ovambo and Turk populations. Using two polymerase chain reaction restriction fragment length ...

journal_title：Human biology

authors： Takeshita H,Hieda Y,Fujihara J,Xue Y,Nakagami N,Takayama K,Imamura S,Kataoka K

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paleodemographic studies have seldom been attempted in sub-Saharan Africa. The Mapungubwe complex of sites in northern Transvaal (A.D. 970-1200) has yielded enough skeletal material to warrant such an investigation. The skeletal collection consists of 109 individuals (97 from K2 and 12 from Mapungubwe itself). Because...

journal_title：Human biology

authors： Henneberg M,Steyn M

更新日期：1994-02-01 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：:A reanalysis of the family growth study of Pearson and Lee (1903) leads to an explanation of the inheritance of height other than the one that has been offered until now. By acknowledging that the father may be incorrectly identified, this new analysis provides a more relevant explanation of the data: it fits parallel...

journal_title：Human biology

authors： Clemons T

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have investigated the clinical, hematological, and molecular genetic characteristics of sickle cell anemia patients from 6 populations of Andhra Pradesh, South India. Of 72 sickle cell chromosomes (HBB*S) 60 belong to characteristic Arab-Indian haplotypes, 6 to variant Arab-Indian haplotypes, 1 to a Bantu haplotype...

journal_title：Human biology

authors： Niranjan Y,Chandak GR,Veerraju P,Singh L

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It was predicted that at the state level early neonatal (0-6 days) mortality rates and rates for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) in the age range 7-364 days would be negatively correlated. Using published data for each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia over the 5-year period 1980-1984, the actual corre...

journal_title：Human biology

authors： Spiers PS

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00