Enfermedad de. Lafora y efecto fundador en una pequeña localidad neotropical

 

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Tekijä: Solís, María Virginia
Aineistotyyppi: artículo original
Tila:Versión publicada
Julkaisupäivä:2000
Kuvaus:The Lafora disease is an uncommon genetic condition. Four cases (two families) were detected in Zarcero, a small town in Costa Rica (population under 2000). They belonged 10 two separate consanguineous marriages but both families had common ancestors. The. diagnosis ·of Lafora disease was confrrmed by liver. biopsy' in one of the patients. The ages of onset .were 13, 14, 16 and 17 years. Patients died after four, nine, six and fi ve years of severe progressive physical and mental deterioration, respectively. The gene for Lafora disease arrive to Zarcero from one of its founders. There are no other cases reported from Co.sta Rica: this is an exampie of genetic drift, or more specifically; founder effect.
Maa:Portal de Revistas UCR
Organisaatio:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Kieli:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:archivo.portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/18879
Linkit:https://archivo.revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/18879
Sanahaku:lafora disease
myoclonic epilepsy
founder effect