A time transect of exomes from a Native American population before and after European contact

A major factor for the population decline of Native Americans after European contact has been attributed to infectious disease susceptibility. To investigate whether a pre-existing genetic component contributed to this phenomenon, here we analyse 50 exomes of a continuous population from the Northwest Coast of North America, dating from before and after European contact.

Original Source

Publication Date: 
15/11/2016
John Lindo, Emilia Huerta-Sánchez, Shigeki Nakagome & et al
Nature Communications
1-11
Attachment(s): 
immunological history indigenous people America.pdf
Tags:
Health, Infectious Diseases, Canada, N C America, Epidemics, Indigenous Peoples