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SNP heterozygosity, relatedness and inbreeding of whole genomes from the isolated population of the Faroe Islands.
BMC genomics - 23 Nov 2023
Gislason Hannes
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BACKGROUND: The population of the Faroe Islands is an isolated population but very little is known about it from whole genome sequencing. The population of about 50000 people has a high incidence of rare diseases e.g., 1:300 for Primary Carnitine Deficiency. A screening programme was implemented, and eleven persons were also whole genome sequenced at x37 coverage for diagnostic purposes of those cases that were...
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