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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Perry GH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2377015 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nature genetics 20070909 10
Starch consumption is a prominent characteristic of agricultural societies and hunter-gatherers in arid environments. In contrast, rainforest and circum-arctic hunter-gatherers and some pastoralists consume much less starch. This behavioral variation raises the possibility that different selective pressures have acted on amylase, the enzyme responsible for starch hydrolysis. We found that copy number of the salivary amylase gene (AMY1) is correlated positively with salivary amylase protein level ...[more]