A strong founder effect for two NLRP7 mutations in the Indian population: An intriguing observation

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 292-295

  Slim, R ^a,b   Bagga, R ^c   Chebaro, W ^a,b   Srinivasan, R ^d   Agarwal, N ^e  

^a Departments of Human Genetics   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research   (India)

^d POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^e ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEINS AND BINDING PROTEINS; NLRP7 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BLIGHTED OVUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FETUS WASTAGE; FOUNDER EFFECT; HAPLOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HYDATIDIFORM MOLE; INDIA; LETTER; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STILLBIRTH; TROPHOBLASTIC TUMOR;

ADAPTOR PROTEINS, SIGNAL TRANSDUCING; ALLELES; BASE SEQUENCE; FEMALE; FOUNDER EFFECT; HAPLOTYPES; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; HYDATIDIFORM MOLE; INDIA; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PEDIGREE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 70350180606     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: 13990004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2009.01189.x     Document Type: Letter

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