Association of the OCA2 Polymorphism His615Arg with Melanin Content in East Asian Populations: Further Evidence of Convergent Evolution of Skin Pigmentation

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Melissa Edwards,

Affiliation Department of Anthropology, University of Toronto at Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
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Abigail Bigham,

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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Jinze Tan,

Affiliation School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Shilin Li,

Affiliation School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Agnes Gozdzik,

Affiliation Department of Anthropology, University of Toronto at Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
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Kendra Ross,

Affiliation Department of Anthropology, University of Toronto at Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
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Li Jin,

Affiliation School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Esteban J. Parra

* E-mail: esteban.parra@utoronto.ca

Affiliation Department of Anthropology, University of Toronto at Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
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