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Genetic epidemiology of single gene defects in Chile.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Sept 1994
Cruz-Coke R, Moreno R S
Abstract excerpt
We have studied the correlation between the ethnic structure and the prevalence of single gene defects in Chile. At present the Chilean population is approximately 64% white and 35% Amerindian with traces of other admixture. Fewer than 4% of the Chilean population are foreign born. Investigations indicate that all severe diseases and many others without impaired reproduction have mutation rates within the range...
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