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The genetic population structure of northern Sweden and its implications for mapping genetic diseases.
Hereditas - 1 Nov 2007
Einarsdottir Elisabet, Egerbladh Inez, Beckman Lars, Holmberg Dan, Escher Stefan A
Abstract excerpt
The northern Swedish population has a history of admixture of three ethnic groups and a dramatic population growth from a relatively small founder population. This has resulted in founder effects that together with unique resources for genealogical analyses provide excellent conditions for genetic mapping of monogenic diseases. Several recent examples of successful mapping of genetic factors underlying...
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