Article: Researchers at University of Szeged target heredity.(Report)

According to recent research published in the journal Heredity, "In this study, we examine the frequency of a 900 kb inversion at 17q21.3 in the Gypsy and Caucasian populations of Hungary, which may reflect the Asian origin of Gypsy populations. Of the two haplotypes (H1 and H2), H2 is thought to be exclusively of Caucasian origin, and its occurrence in other racial groups is likely to reflect admixture."

"In our sample, the H1 haplotype was significantly more frequent in the Gypsy population (89.8 vs 75.5%, P

The researchers concluded: "Heredity (2008) 101, 416-419; doi: 10.1038/hdy.2008.70; published online 23 July 2008'."

Almos and colleagues published their ...

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