Genetic epidemiology of single gene defects in Chile.

doi:10.1136/jmg.31.9.702

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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...

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Chile
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Genome, Human
Humans
Phenotype
Prevalence

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