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Was the C282Y mutation an Irish Gaelic mutation that the Vikings help disseminate?

Medical hypotheses - 1 Jan 2006

Whittington C A

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The C282Y mutation is held to have arisen in either a Celtic or a Viking ancestor some 60 generations ago. While the Scandinavians have a high frequency of C282Y, the Irish have the highest frequency of the C282Y mutation in the world. However testing of the Irish people for C282Y has been patchy. The true frequency of the C282Y mutation in Ireland and specifically in the relatively isolated western province of...

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PMID: 16920278
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2006.06.013

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