Linkage disequilibrium analysis in the genetically isolated Norfolk Island population

Heredity

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 366-373

  Bellis, C ^a   Cox, H C ^a   Ovcaric, M ^a   Begley, K N ^a   Lea, R A ^a,b   Quinlan, S ^a   Burgner, D ^c   Heath, S C ^d   Blangero, J ^e   Griffiths, L R ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d CENTRE NATIONAL DE GÉNOTYPAGE   (France)

^e SOUTHWEST FOUNDATION FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic isolate; Linkage disequilibrium; Norfolk Island; NOS2A; Xq13.3

Indexed keywords

INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; MICROSATELLITE DNA; NOS2A PROTEIN, HUMAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHROMOSOME; ENZYME; FOUNDER EFFECT; GENETIC MARKER; ISLAND BIOGEOGRAPHY; ISOLATED POPULATION; PHENOTYPE; RISK FACTOR;

ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOUNDER EFFECT; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PEDIGREE; RACE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; X CHROMOSOME;

CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, X; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; FOUNDER EFFECT; HUMANS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PEDIGREE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

NORFOLK ISLAND; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 41149132227     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: 13652540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.hdy.6801083     Document Type: Article

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