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Further evidence of an Amerindian contribution to the Polynesian gene pool on Easter Island

Publié dansTissue antigens, vol. 73, no. 6, p. 582-585
Date de publication2009
Résumé

Available evidence suggests a Polynesian origin of the Easter Island population. We recently found that some native Easter Islanders also carried some common American Indian (Amerindian) human leukocyte antigen (HLA) alleles, which probably were introduced before Europeans discovered the island in 1722. In this study, we report molecular genetic investigations of 21 other selected native Easter Islanders. Analysis of mitochondrial DNA and Y chromosome markers showed no traces of an Amerindian contribution. However, high-resolution genomic HLA typing showed that two individuals carried some other common Amerindian HLA alleles, different from those found in our previous investigations. The new data support our previous evidence of an Amerindian contribution to the gene pool on Easter Island.

Mots-clés
  • Amerindian
  • Easter Island
  • Human leukocyte antigen alleles
  • Mitochondrial DNA
  • Polynesian
  • Y chromosomes
Citation (format ISO)
THORSBY, E. et al. Further evidence of an Amerindian contribution to the Polynesian gene pool on Easter Island. In: Tissue antigens, 2009, vol. 73, n° 6, p. 582–585. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.2009.01233.x
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