Dermatoglyphics from All Chinese Ethnic Groups Reveal Geographic Patterning

Hai-Guo Zhang; Yao-Fong Chen; Ming Ding; Li Jin; D. Troy Case; Yun-Ping Jiao; Xian-Ping Wang; Chong-Xian Bai; Gang Jin; Jiang-Ming Yang; Han Wang; Jian-Bing Yuan; Wei Huang; Zhu-Gang Wang; Ren-Biao Chen

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008783

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Dermatoglyphics from All Chinese Ethnic Groups Reveal Geographic Patterning

Hai-Guo Zhang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Hai-Guo Zhang, Yao-Fong Chen, Ming Ding

* E-mail: zhanghaiguo2002@yahoo.com.cn

Affiliation Department of Medical Genetics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Yao-Fong Chen ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Hai-Guo Zhang, Yao-Fong Chen, Ming Ding

Affiliation Institute of Human Development, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan, China
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Ming Ding ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Hai-Guo Zhang, Yao-Fong Chen, Ming Ding

Affiliation Yunnan Research Institute of Family Planning, Kunming, China
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Li Jin,

Affiliation MOE Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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D. Troy Case,

Affiliation Department of Sociology and Anthropology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
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Yun-Ping Jiao,

Affiliation Yunnan Research Institute of Family Planning, Kunming, China
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Xian-Ping Wang,

Affiliation The People's Hospital of the Tibet Autonomous Region, Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China
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Chong-Xian Bai,

Affiliation Health Training School of Cadres, Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan, China
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Gang Jin,

Affiliation The People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Wulumuqi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China
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Jiang-Ming Yang,

Affiliation Qinghai Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xining, Qinghai, China
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Han Wang,

Affiliation Qinghai Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xining, Qinghai, China
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Jian-Bing Yuan,

Affiliation Wulumuqi Epidemic Prevention Station, Wulumuqi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China
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Wei Huang,

Affiliation Chinese National Human Genome Center at Shanghai, Shanghai, China
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Zhu-Gang Wang,

Affiliation Department of Medical Genetics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Ren-Biao Chen

Affiliation Department of Medical Genetics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Dermatoglyphics from All Chinese Ethnic Groups Reveal Geographic Patterning

Hai-Guo Zhang,
Yao-Fong Chen,
Ming Ding,
Li Jin,
D. Troy Case,
Yun-Ping Jiao,
Xian-Ping Wang,
Chong-Xian Bai,
Gang Jin,
Jiang-Ming Yang

Published: January 20, 2010
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0008783

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