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Molecular genetics of the Finnishdisease heritage
1 Sept 1999
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Finland, located at the edge of the inhabitable world, is one of the best-studied genetic isolates. The characteristic features of population isolates-founder effect, genetic drift and isolation-have, over the centuries, shaped the gene pool of the Finns. Finnish diseases have been a target of extensive genetic research and the majority of some 35 disease genes enriched in this population have been identified;...
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