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Founder mutations in Tunisia: implications for diagnosis in North Africa and Middle East.
Orphanet journal of rare diseases - 21 Aug 2012
Romdhane Lilia, Kefi Rym, Azaiez Hela, Ben Halim Nizar, Dellagi Koussay, Abdelhak Sonia
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Tunisia is a North African country of 10 million inhabitants. The native background population is Berber. However, throughout its history, Tunisia has been the site of invasions and migratory waves of allogenic populations and ethnic groups such as Phoenicians, Romans, Vandals, Arabs, Ottomans and French. Like neighbouring and Middle Eastern countries, the Tunisian population shows a relatively high...
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