Phenotypical Characterisation of the Isolated Norfolk Island Population Focusing on Epidemiological Indicators of Cardiovascular Disease

Objectives: Only 193 people from Pitcairn Island, all descended from 9 ‘Bounty’ mutineers and 12 Tahitian women, moved to the uninhabited Norfolk Island in 1856. Our objective was to assess the population of Norfolk Island, several thousand km off the eastern coast of Australia, as a genetic isolate...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Human heredity 2005-01, Vol.60 (4), p.211-219
Hauptverfasser:	Bellis, Claire, Hughes, Roger M., Begley, Kimberly N., Quinlan, Sharon, Lea, Rod A., Heath, Simon C., Blangero, John, Griffiths, Lyn R.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Australia Cardiovascular disease Cardiovascular Diseases - genetics Chromosome Mapping - methods Epidemiology Female Genetic Predisposition to Disease - genetics Genetics, Population - methods Genotype & phenotype Humans Islands Male Middle Aged Models, Genetic Native peoples Original Paper Pedigree Quantitative Trait Loci - genetics Risk Factors
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