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The remote isolate of the Croatian littoral – 50 years of research on the island of Susak with new insights into its genetic diversity.
Collegium antropologicum - 1 Mar 2017
Šarac Jelena
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This paper presents a review of the 50-year long anthropological and epidemiological research of the Susak population. Island of Susak is an example of extreme genetic isolate, with a very low level of heterozygosity and a significantly high level of inbreeding, due to the practice of endogamy. Its specific features have put the island in the focus of diverse research during the last five decades and in this...
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