Genetic studies in the Amish community.
The Amish community was established in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana. They form a distinct and biologically isolated community by virtue of their strong cultural and religious beliefs. This paper outlines aspects of the Amish culture and reviews some of the recent genetic studies that have been undertaken in this community.
Patton
Michael A
MA
Department of Medical Genetics, St George's Hospital Medical School, London, UK. mpatton@sghms.ac.uk
D003241:Consanguinity; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000235:genetics*; D005828:Genetics, Population; D006801:Humans; D012934:Social Isolation; D014481:United States