Phenylketonuria and the peoples of Northern Ireland.

doi:10.1007/s004390050488

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Phenylketonuria and the peoples of Northern Ireland.

Human genetics - 1 Aug 1997

Zschocke J, Mallory J P, Eiken H G, Nevin N C

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The comparison of regional patterns of recessive disease mutations is a new source of information for studies of population genetics. The analysis of phenylketonuria (PKU) mutations in Northern Ireland shows that most major episodes of immigration have left a record in the modern genepool. The mu...

Topics

Archaeology
Emigration and Immigration
Europe
Genes, Recessive
Genetics, Population
Haplotypes
History, Ancient
Humans
Mutation
Northern Ireland
Phenylketonurias
Scandinavian and Nordic Countries

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