Abstract:Native American genetic ancestry has been remarkably implicated with increased risk of diverse health issues in several Mexican populations, especially in relation to the dramatic changes in environmental, dietary and cultural settings they have recently undergone. In particular, the effects of these ecological transitions and Westernization of lifestyles have been investigated so far predominantly on Admixed individuals. Nevertheless, indigenous groups, rather than admixed Mexicans, have plausibly retained th… Show more
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