[The contribution of Latin America to the knowledge of the human genome].
In order to determine the contribution made by Latin American geneticists to the knowledge of the human genome, all the entries in the 10th edition (1992) of the McKusick catalogue, Mendelian Inheritance in Man, were examined and the geneticists who were known to the authors or who had surnames common in Latin America were selected. Counting only the first set of authors, 228 citations of 93 geneticists were identified, 47 of which concerned mendelian characters described only in the Region. Through a review of additional literature, 10 genetic entities described by Latin Americans, but not included in the catalogue, were found. The importance of studying the genetic features specific to the Region is emphasized as it may serve as an anchor for positional or functional genetic mapping, especially of indigenous populations.
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División de Genética, Centro de Investigación Biomédica de Occidente-Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México.
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D015706:Bibliometrics; D005799:Genes, Dominant; D005808:Genes, Recessive; D030342:Genetic Diseases, Inborn / Q000208:ethnology / Q000235:genetics; D005826:Genetics, Medical; D015894:Genome, Human; D006801:Humans; D007843:Latin America; D014960:X Chromosome