Ming-yi Ma, Yuan Yang, Cui-ying Xiao, Si-zhong Zhang
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the distribution characteristics of Y chromosome haplogroups in Sichuan Han population. METHODS: Using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP), denatured high performance liquid chromatography (DHPLC) and DNA sequencing methods, 18 Y-chromosome bialletic markers were detected to type Y chromosome haplogroups in 341 unselected men from Sichuan Han population. RESULTS: A total of 14 haplogroups were observed, in which haplogroups H2 and H4 were identified for the first time in Sichuan population, and haplogroups H14 and N* were found firstly in Chinese...
June 2007: Zhonghua Yi Xue Yi Chuan Xue za Zhi, Zhonghua Yixue Yichuanxue Zazhi, Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics