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Genetic diversity in Kashubs: the regional increase in the frequency of several disease-causing variants.
Journal of applied genetics - 1 Dec 2022
Jankowski Maciej, Daca-Roszak Patrycja, Obracht-Prondzyński Cezary, Płoski Rafał, Lipska-Ziętkiewicz Beata S, Ziętkiewicz Ewa
Abstract excerpt
Differential distribution of genetic variants' frequency among human populations is caused by the genetic drift in isolated populations, historical migrations, and demography. Some of these variants are identical by descent and represent founder mutations, which - if pathogenic in nature - lead to the increased frequency of otherwise rare diseases. The detection of the increased regional prevalence of pathogenic...
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