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i Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, University Park Campus, Miami, FL 33199.

2Instituto de Genetica, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Santa F6 de Bogota, Colombia. 3Department of Pathology, Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center, Louisiana State University Medical Center, 1901 Perdido Street, New Orleans, LA 70112.

"Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Center for Molecular and Human Genetics, Louisiana State University Medical Center, 1901 Perdido Street, New Orleans, LA 70112; and Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation, New Orleans, LA 70121. 5Department of Anthropology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802. 6 Department of Natural and Health Sciences, Barry University, 11300 N.E. 2d Avenue, Miami, FL 33161.

Address correspondence to R.J. Herrera.