The Newfoundland population: A unique resource for genetic investigation of complex diseases

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 12, Issue REV. ISS. 2, 2003, Pages

  Rahman, Proton ^a   Jones, Albert ^a   Curtis, Joseph ^a   Bartlett, Sylvia ^b   Peddle, Lynette ^b   Fernandez, Bridget A ^a   Freimer, Nelson B ^c  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; FOUNDER EFFECT; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC ISOLATION BY DISTANCE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION GENETIC STRUCTURE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

EID: 0141925710     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddg257     Document Type: Review

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