Positional cloning of disease genes: advantages of genetic isolates.

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Genetic isolates with a history of a small founder population, long-lasting isolation and population bottlenecks represent exceptional resources in the identification of disease genes. Specific rare, monogenic diseases become enriched, and families with multiple affected individuals occur frequently enough to be used in linkage analyses for locus identification. Further, the vast majority of cases are caused by...

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