Fig. 1

The population distribution in the PLS component. a The projected first PLS component for the CEU and TSI populations. b The projected first PLS component for the 11 human populations. The sampled populations were the following: East Asian (CHB, CHD, JPT); European (CEU, TSI); American (African ancestry in Southwest USA, ASW; Gujarati Indians in Houston, GIH; Mexican ancestry in Los Angeles, MEX); and African (Luhya in Webuye, LWK; Maasai in Kinyawa, MKK; Yoruba in Ibadan, YRI)