Discovery of Western European R1b1a2 Y Chromosome Variants in 1000 Genomes Project Data: An Online Community Approach

Richard A. Rocca; Gregory Magoon; David F. Reynolds; Thomas Krahn; Vincent O. Tilroe; Peter M. Op den Velde Boots; Andrew J. Grierson

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0041634

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Discovery of Western European R1b1a2 Y Chromosome Variants in 1000 Genomes Project Data: An Online Community Approach

Richard A. Rocca ,

* E-mail: rrocca@live.com

Affiliation Independent Researcher, Saddle Brook, New Jersey, United States of America
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Gregory Magoon,

Affiliation Independent Researcher, Manchester, Connecticut, United States of America
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David F. Reynolds,

Affiliation Independent Researcher, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
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Thomas Krahn,

Affiliation FamilyTreeDNA Genomics Research Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Vincent O. Tilroe,

Affiliation Independent Researcher, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Peter M. Op den Velde Boots,

Affiliation Independent Researcher, Amsterdam, North Holland, The Netherlands
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Andrew J. Grierson

Affiliation Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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Discovery of Western European R1b1a2 Y Chromosome Variants in 1000 Genomes Project Data: An Online Community Approach

Richard A. Rocca,
Gregory Magoon,
David F. Reynolds,
Thomas Krahn,
Vincent O. Tilroe,
Peter M. Op den Velde Boots,
Andrew J. Grierson

Published: July 24, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0041634

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