The population genetics of the Jewish people

Human Genetics

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 119-127

  Ostrer, Harry ^a   Skorecki, Karl ^b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ALLELE; COPY NUMBER VARIATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC MARKER; HISTORY; HUMAN; JEW; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; POPULATION GENETICS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; REVIEW; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; Y CHROMOSOME; FOUNDER EFFECT; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETICS;

ALLELES; FOUNDER EFFECT; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETICS, POPULATION; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALIZED MEDICINE; JEWS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874782510     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: 14321203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00439-012-1235-6     Document Type: Review

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