| Literature DB >> 10978359 |
C Chapman1, N S Stott, R V Port, R O Nicol.
Abstract
The role of major gene and multifactorial inheritance in the aetiology of club foot in the New Zealand Polynesian population was studied using 287 New Zealand Maori and Pacific club foot families. The club foot family data were analysed by complex segregation analysis under the mixed model using the computer program POINTER. This analysis shows that the best genetic model for club foot in this population is a single dominant gene with a penetrance of 33% and a predicted gene frequency of 0.9%. These data provide a scientific foundation for molecular studies in the Maori and Polynesian population to identify putative club foot genes.Entities:
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Year: 2000 PMID: 10978359 PMCID: PMC1734697 DOI: 10.1136/jmg.37.9.680
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Med Genet ISSN: 0022-2593 Impact factor: 6.318