Article
Genetics of club foot in Maori and Pacific people.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Sept 2000
Chapman C, Stott N S, Port R V, Nicol R O
Abstract excerpt
The role of major gene and multifactorial inheritance in the aetiology of club foot in the New Zealand Polynesian population was studied using 287 New Zealand Maori and Pacific club foot families. The club foot family data were analysed by complex segregation analysis under the mixed model using the computer program POINTER. This analysis shows that the best genetic model for club foot in this population is a...
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