One founder/one gene hypothesis in a new expanding population: Saguenay (Quebec, Canada)

Human Biology

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 99-109

  Heyer, E ^a  

^a MUSÉE DE L HOMME   (France)

Author keywords

Drift; Founder effect; Inherited disorders; Saguenay region

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033083369     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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