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Ancestry Estimation and Correction for Population Stratification in Molecular Epidemiologic Association Studies

2008; American Association for Cancer Research; Volume: 17; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1158/1055-9965.epi-07-0491

1538-7755

Jill S. Barnholtz‐Sloan, Brian McEvoy, Mark D. Shriver, Timothy R. Rebbeck,

Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals

Historically, racial groups have been defined by common geographic origins and shared physical characteristics, such as skin color, facial features, and hair texture. Linnaeus's Systema Naturae ([1][1]) described four racial groups (Europeanus, Asiaticus, Americanus, and Africanus), which were