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A population-based study of autosomal-recessive disease-causing mutations in a founder population.
American journal of human genetics - 5 Oct 2012
Chong Jessica X, Ouwenga Rebecca, Anderson Rebecca L, Waggoner Darrel J, Ober Carole
Abstract excerpt
The decreasing cost of whole-genome and whole-exome sequencing has resulted in a renaissance for identifying Mendelian disease mutations, and for the first time it is possible to survey the distribution and characteristics of these mutations in large population samples. We conducted carrier screening for all autosomal-recessive (AR) mutations known to be present in members of a founder population and revealed...
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