Short Tandem-Repeat Polymorphism/Alu Haplotype Variation at the PLAT Locus: Implications for Modern Human Origins
Tishkoff S, Pakstis A, Stoneking M, Kidd J, Destro-Bisol G, Sanjantila A, Lu R, Deinard A, Sirugo G, Jenkins T, Kidd K, Clark A. Short Tandem-Repeat Polymorphism/Alu Haplotype Variation at the PLAT Locus: Implications for Modern Human Origins. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2000, 67: 901-925. PMID: 10986042, PMCID: PMC1287905, DOI: 10.1086/303068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAfrica South of the SaharaAllelesAlu ElementsAnimalsChromosomes, Human, Pair 8Dinucleotide RepeatsEvolution, MolecularGene FrequencyGenetic VariationHaplotypesHominidaeHumansLinkage DisequilibriumMicronesiaPapua New GuineaPhylogenyPolymorphism, GeneticSequence DeletionTandem Repeat SequencesConceptsNon-African populationsHaplotype variationGene flowLinkage disequilibriumShort tandem repeat polymorphismsHaplotype diversityPLAT locusLarge effective population sizesAncient gene flowEffective population sizeDinucleotide short tandem repeat polymorphismsRecent common ancestryAlu insertion/deletion polymorphismHuman evolutionary historyDiverse human populationsModern human originsEvolutionary historyCommon ancestryAfrican populationsPopulation substructureAlu elementsPolymorphic Alu elementsPopulation sizeRare haplotypesDinucleotide repeats