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Implications of population history of European Romani on genetic susceptibility to disease.
Human heredity - 1 Jan 2013
Mendizabal Isabel, Lao Oscar, Marigorta Urko M, Kayser Manfred, Comas David
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: The population history of European Romani is characterized by extensive bottleneck and admixture events, but the impact of this unique demographic history on the genetic risk for disease remains unresolved. METHODS: Genome-wide SNP data on Romani, non-Romani Europeans and Indians were analyzed. The excess of homozygous variants in Romani genomes was assessed according to their potential functional...
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