Legacy of mutiny on the Bounty: Founder effect and admixture on Norfolk Island

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 67-72

  MacGregor, Stuart ^a   Bellis, Claire ^b,c   Lea, Rod A ^b,d   Cox, Hannah ^b   Dyer, Tom ^c   Blangero, John ^c   Visscher, Peter M ^a   Griffiths, Lyn R ^b  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c SOUTHWEST FOUNDATION FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^d INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUCASIAN; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; FOUNDER EFFECT; GENETIC TRAIT; GENOME; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INBREEDING; MALE; NORFOLK ISLAND; PACIFIC ISLANDER; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; AUSTRALIA; CONSANGUINITY; GENE POOL; GENETICS; HOMOZYGOTE; PEDIGREE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT;

AUSTRALIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CONSANGUINITY; FEMALE; FOUNDER EFFECT; GENE POOL; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; MALE; PEDIGREE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE;

EID: 77449132163     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: 14765438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2009.111     Document Type: Article

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