Journal of Human Genetics TOP TEN

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October 2009

1. The Indian origin of paternal haplogroup R1a1^* substantiates the autochthonous origin of Brahmins and the caste system FREE

   Swarkar Sharma, Ekta Rai, Prithviraj Sharma, Mamata Jena, Shweta Singh, Katayoon Darvishi, Audesh K Bhat, A J S Bhanwer, Pramod Kumar Tiwari and Rameshwar N K Bamezai

   doi:10.1038/jhg.2008.2

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2. New findings from genetic association studies of schizophrenia FREE

   Hywel J Williams, Michael J Owen and Michael C O'Donovan

   doi:10.1038/jhg.2008.7

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3. A genome-wide association study identifies ITGA9 conferring risk of nasopharyngeal carcinoma FREE

   Ching Ching Ng, Poh Yin Yew, Suat Moi Puah, Gopala Krishnan, Lee Fah Yap, Soo Hwang Teo, Paul Vey Hong Lim, Selvaratnam Govindaraju, Kananathan Ratnavelu, Choon Kook Sam, Atsushi Takahashi, Michiaki Kubo, Naoyuki Kamatani, Yusuke Nakamura and Taisei Mushiroda

   doi:10.1038/jhg.2009.49

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4. Insights on human evolution: an analysis of Alu insertion polymorphisms

   Maria C Terreros, Miguel A Alfonso-Sánchez, Gabriel E Novick, Javier R Luis, Harlette Lacau, Robert K Lowery, Maria Regueiro and Rene J Herrera

   doi:10.1038/jhg.2009.86

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5. The genetic bases for non-syndromic hearing loss among Chinese FREE

   Xiao Mei Ouyang, Denise Yan, Hui Jun Yuan, Dai Pu, Li Lin Du, Don Yi Han and Xue Zhong Liu

   doi:10.1038/jhg.2009.4

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6. Genetic insights into the origins of Tibeto-Burman populations in the Himalayas FREE

   Tenzin Gayden, Sheyla Mirabal, Alicia M Cadenas, Harlette Lacau, Tanya M Simms, Diana Morlote, Shilpa Chennakrishnaiah and Rene J Herrera

   doi:10.1038/jhg.2009.14

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7. The era of genome-wide association studies: opportunities and challenges for asthma genetics

   Guicheng Zhang, Jack Goldblatt and Peter Lesouëf

   doi:10.1038/jhg.2009.97

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8. Thalamic transcriptome screening in three psychiatric states

   Tearina T Chu, Yuexun Liu and Eileen Kemether

   doi:10.1038/jhg.2009.93

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9. Mitochondrial DNA analysis of Yayoi period human skeletal remains from the Doigahama site

   Kazunari Igawa, Yoshitaka Manabe, Joichi Oyamada, Yoshikazu Kitagawa, Katsutomo Kato, Kazuya Ikematsu, Ichiro Nakasono, Takayuki Matsushita and Atsushi Rokutanda

   doi:10.1038/jhg.2009.81

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10. Structural bases of GM1 gangliosidosis and Morquio B disease

    Mizuki Morita, Seiji Saito, Kazuyoshi Ikeda, Kazuki Ohno, Kanako Sugawara, Toshihiro Suzuki, Tadayasu Togawa and Hitoshi Sakuraba

    doi:10.1038/jhg.2009.70

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