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Malaria was a weak selective force in ancient Europeans

Malaria, caused by Plasmodium parasites, is thought to be one of the strongest selective forces that has shaped the genome of modern humans and was endemic in Europe until recent times. Due to its eradication around mid-twentieth century, the potential selective history of malaria in European popula...

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Autores principales: Gelabert, Pere, Olalde, Iñigo, de-Dios, Toni, Civit, Sergi, Lalueza-Fox, Carles
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5431260/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28469196
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-01534-5