Multiple mutations responsible for frequent genetic diseases in isolated populations

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 272-278

  Zlotogora, Joël ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALPAIN 3; CITRULLINE; CONNEXIN 26; CYTOCHROME P450 1B1; THYROID PEROXIDASE;

AMISH; ARAB; ARTHROPATHY; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; BARDET BIEDL SYNDROME; CAMPTODACTYLY; CANADA; CHLORIDE DIARRHEA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONGENITAL DEAFNESS; CONGENITAL GLAUCOMA; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; CONSANGUINITY; COXA VARA; GENE DELETION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC LINKAGE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HURLER SYNDROME; INBREEDING; INCIDENCE; ISRAEL; JARCHO LEVIN SYNDROME; LEBANON; LIMB GIRDLE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; LYSINURIC PROTEIN INTOLERANCE; MADAGASCAR; METACHROMATIC LEUKODYSTROPHY; MISSENSE MUTATION; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; PENDRED SYNDROME; PERICARDITIS; POLAND; POPULATION MIGRATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; REVIEW; SAUDI ARABIA; SWITZERLAND; USHER SYNDROME;

FOUNDER EFFECT; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; GENETICS, POPULATION; HUMANS; MUTATION; SELECTION (GENETICS);

EID: 33847180200     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: 14765438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5201760     Document Type: Review

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