Genetic heritage of the Old Order Mennonites of southeastern Pennsylvania

American Journal of Medical Genetics - Seminars in Medical Genetics

Volumn 121 C, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 18-31

  Puffenberger, E G ^a  

^a CLINIC FOR SPECIAL CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Founder effect; Genetic drift; Linkage disequilibrium; Maple syrup urine disease; Old Order Amish; Old Order Mennonite

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 19; CONGENITAL NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; CONSANGUINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENEALOGY; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC LINE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHY; HAPLOTYPE; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HISTORY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INCIDENCE; INHERITANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAPLE SYRUP URINE DISEASE; METABOLIC DISORDER; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; MUTATION; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION SIZE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

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EID: 0042508737     PISSN: 15524868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.c.20003     Document Type: Article

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