| Literature DB >> 1937486 |
Abstract
Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean is a geographically isolated region located in northeastern Quebec. Opened to the white settlement in 1938, its immigrants mainly came from Charlevoix, another isolated region of Quebec. The prevalence and/or incidence of several autosomal dominant and recessive disorders are very high. The overall birth prevalence of the recessive disorders was calculated at 1/207 living births and the overall carrier rate at 1/7 inhabitants. This situation may be explained by migration and social factors.Entities:
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Year: 1991 PMID: 1937486 DOI: 10.1159/000153992
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Hum Hered ISSN: 0001-5652 Impact factor: 0.444