Medical genetics of Jews
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medical-genetics-of-jews-183-4865
title:
Medical genetics of Jews
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The medical genetics of Jews have been studied to identify and prevent some rare genetic diseases that, while still rare, are more common than average among people of Jewish descent. There are several autosomal recessive genetic disorders that are more common than average in ethnically Jewish populations, particularly Ashkenazi Jews, because of relatively recent population bottlenecks and because of consanguineous marriage. These two phenomena reduce genetic diversity and raise the chance that t
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Autosomal recessive conditions that affect ethnic Jews more frequently
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_genetics_of_Jews
date created:
2009-11-19T21:07:24Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T15:18:58Z
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