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Geographical clustering and maintained health in individuals harbouring the mutation for Greenland familial cholestasis: A population-based study.
Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology - 1 Apr 2006
Andersen Stig, Okkels Henrik, Krarup Henrik, Laurberg Peter
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Cholestasis Familiaris Groenlandica, a severe variant of progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis type 1 (Byler disease), carries an autosomal recessive trait, and the mutation has been located. The disease is relatively common among Inuit in East Greenland. The aim of the study was to assess the carrier frequency and the possible impact on health in populations in East Greenland. MATERIAL AND...
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