A common SNP haplotype provides molecular proof of a founder effect of Huntington disease linking two South African populations

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 590-595

  Scholefield, Janine ^a   Greenberg, Jacquie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUNTINGTIN;

ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; FOUNDER EFFECT; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SOUTH AFRICA;

COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; FOUNDER EFFECT; GENE FREQUENCY; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; HUNTINGTON DISEASE; MUTATION; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SOFTWARE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 34247637274     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: 14765438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5201796     Document Type: Article

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