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Published online 2011 Sep 26. doi: 10.1186/1472-6939-12-16

Table 1

HGDP Diversity Panel: Classes of Secondary Research Use

ClassTypeKindNumberExamples
AnalysisPopulation GeneticCharacterize Population Variation48candidate genes (alcoholism, Parkinson's disease)
geography (global or regional)
types of genetic markers (STRs, CNVs)

Infer Human Evolutionary History and/or Ancestry36correlation with environment or language
identification of ancestry informative markers
patterns of linkage disequilibrium

Infer Effects of Natural Selection29genome-wide investigation
behavioral characteristics (schizophrenia, depression)
physical characteristics (skin color, brain size)

Medical GeneticControl Samples for Disease Gene Studies17cleft lip and palate
heroin addiction
vertebral malformations

MethodsAlgorithm Development14genetic ancestry estimation
population structure detection

Molecular Assay4multiplex assay development