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Prevalence of myotonic dystrophy in Israeli Jewish communities: inter-community variation and founder premutations.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 15 Jun 2003
Segel Reeval, Silverstein Shira, Lerer Israela, Kahana Esther, Meir Rachel, Sagi Michal, Zilber Nelly, Korczyn Amos D, Shapira Yehuda, Argov Zohar, Abeliovich Dvorah
Abstract excerpt
In a comprehensive epidemiological survey among Jews living in Israel, the average prevalence of myotonic dystrophy (DM) was 15.7/10(5) (1 case in 6369) with intercommunity variations; the Ashkenazi Jews had the lowest rate, 5.7/10(5) (1 case in 17544) as compared to the rate in the Sephardim/Oriental Jews 20/10(5) (1 case in 5000) and the in the Yemenite Jews 47.3/10(5) (1 case in 2114). The rate of unrelated...
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