Sjögren-Larsson syndrome in Sweden: distribution of the gene.
The distribution of carriers of the gene for Sjögren-Larsson syndrome in Sweden suggests a center of dispersion in the county of Västerbotten in Northern Sweden. The origin of the spread of the gene can be traced back at least 700 years.
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CRC Research Group in Genetic Epidemiology, Southampton General Hospital, Hampshire, U.K.
Jagell
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D005787:Gene Frequency; D006801:Humans; D007057:Ichthyosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics*; D009154:Mutation; D013029:Space-Time Clustering; D013548:Sweden