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.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/time-transect-exomes-native-american-population-and-after-european-contact
[2] http://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms13175
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/john-lindo
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/emilia-huerta-s%C3%A1nchez
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/shigeki-nakagome-et-al
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/nature-communications
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/infectious-diseases
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/canada
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/n-c-america
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/epidemics
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/indigenous-peoples