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The genetic polymorphism of AMY2 was studied in the population of S. Tomé and Príncipe (West Africa) using agarose gel electrophoresis. AMY2 frequencies are reported for the first time in a subSaharian population. The gene frequencies found were: AMY2*1=0.948, AMY2*3=0.052 (N=173).
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Manco, L., Trovoada, M.J., Abade, A. et al. Distribution of AMY2 polymorphism in S. Tomé and Príncipe (West Africa). Int. J. Anthropol. 14, 255–258 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02447634
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