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Clinical genetics and the Hutterite population: a review of Mendelian disorders.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 15 Apr 2008
Boycott Kym M, Parboosingh Jillian S, Chodirker Bernie N, Lowry R Brian, McLeod D Ross, Morris Jackie, Greenberg Cheryl R, Chudley Albert E, Bernier Francois P, Midgley Julian, Møller Lisbeth Birk, Innes A Micheil
Abstract excerpt
The Hutterian Bretheren is an isolated population living on the North American prairies, the current community exceeding 40,000 in number. Their unique genetic history has contributed to a founder effect, which is reflected in the Mendelian disorders present in this population today. Genetic studies in the Hutterite population have led to the identification of a number of genes over the last several years and...
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