Article
Molecular genetic evidence for a founder effect in familial hypercholesterolemia among French Canadians.
Human genetics - 1 Mar 1992
Bétard C, Kessling A M, Roy M, Chamberland A, Lussier-Cacan S, Davignon J
Abstract excerpt
Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), at a prevalence of about 1 in 200 in the French-Canadian population, is caused by a 10-kb deletion in the low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor gene in 60% of French-Canadian FH heterozygotes. We genotyped 159 FH patients who carry this common mutation and 221 healthy French-Canadian controls for five DNA restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs) of the LDL receptor...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
