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The Basques: review of population genetics and Mendelian disorders.
Human biology - 1 Oct 2005
Bauduer Frédéric, Feingold Josué, Lacombe Didier
Abstract excerpt
The Basques live at the western end of the Pyrenees along the Atlantic Ocean and are thought to represent the descendants of a pre-Neolithic people. They demonstrate marked specificities regarding language and genetics among the European populations. We review the published data on the population genetics and Mendelian disorders of the Basques. An atypical distribution in some blood group polymorphisms (ABO,...
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