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Differential analysis of mutations in the Jewish population and their implications for diseases.
Genetics research - 15 May 2017
Einhorn Yaron, Weissglas-Volkov Daphna, Carmi Shai, Ostrer Harry, Friedman Eitan, Shomron Noam
Abstract excerpt
Sequencing large cohorts of ethnically homogeneous individuals yields genetic insights with implications for the entire population rather than a single individual. In order to evaluate the genetic basis of certain diseases encountered at high frequency in the Ashkenazi Jewish population (AJP), as well as to improve variant annotation among the AJP, we examined the entire exome, focusing on specific genes with...
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