Hereditary disorders in the French Canadian population of Quebec. I. In search of founders.

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Hereditary disorders in the French Canadian population of Quebec. I. In search of founders.

Human biology - 1 Apr 1994

De Braekeleer M, Dao T N

Abstract excerpt

Twenty-eight hereditary disorders are known to cluster in at least one region of Quebec, 24 of them in regions east of Quebec City, including 20 in the northeastern part of the province. Genealogies were reconstructed to identify the probable origin of 21 of these 28 disorders present in the Fren...

Topics

Cluster Analysis
France
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Humans
Monte Carlo Method
Mutation
Pedigree
Quebec
Racial Groups

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