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SUBMITTER: Emery LS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4320259 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Emery Leslie S LS Magnaye Kevin M KM Bigham Abigail W AW Akey Joshua M JM Bamshad Michael J MJ
American journal of human genetics 20150122 2
The association between a geographical region and an mtDNA haplogroup(s) has provided the basis for using mtDNA haplogroups to infer an individual's place of origin and genetic ancestry. Although it is well known that ancestry inferences using mtDNA haplogroups and those using genome-wide markers are frequently discrepant, little empirical information exists on the magnitude and scope of such discrepancies between multiple mtDNA haplogroups and worldwide populations. We compared genetic-ancestry ...[more]