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In European derived populations a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) C\/T<jats:sub>-13910<\/jats:sub> residing 13.9 kb upstream from the lactase gene has been shown to define lactase activity, and several other single nucleotide polymorphisms (G\/C<jats:sub>-14010<\/jats:sub> T\/G<jats:sub>-13915<\/jats:sub>, C\/G<jats:sub>-13907<\/jats:sub> and T\/C<jats:sub>-13913<\/jats:sub>) in the same region have been identified in African and Middle East populations.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>The T<jats:sub>-13910<\/jats:sub> allele most common in European populations was present in 21.8% mixed ancestry (N = 62) individuals and it was absent in the Xhosa (N = 109) and Ghana (N = 196) subjects. Five other substitutions were also found in the region covering the previously reported variants in African and Middle East populations. These included the G\/C<jats:sub>-14010<\/jats:sub> variant common in Kenyan and Tanzanian populations, which was present in 12.8% of Xhosa population and in 8.1% of mixed ancestry subjects. Two novel substitutions (C\/T<jats:sub>-14091<\/jats:sub> and A\/C<jats:sub>-14176<\/jats:sub>) and one previously reported substitution G\/A<jats:sub>-13937<\/jats:sub> (rs4988234) were less common and present only in the Xhosa population. One novel substitution G\/A<jats:sub>-14107<\/jats:sub> was present in the Xhosa and Ghanaian populations. None of the other previously reported variants were identified.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Identification of the G\/C<jats:sub>-14010<\/jats:sub> variant in the Xhosa population, further confirms their genetic relatedness to other nomadic populations members that belong to the Bantu linguistic group in Tanzania and Kenya. 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