SNP heterozygosity, relatedness and inbreeding of whole genomes from the isolated population of the Faroe Islands

Abstract Background The population of the Faroe Islands is an isolated population but very little is known about it from whole genome sequencing. The population of about 50000 people has a high incidence of rare diseases e.g., 1:300 for Primary Carnitine Deficiency. A screening programme was impleme...

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Main Author: Hannes Gislason
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-11-01
Series:BMC Genomics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-023-09763-x