On effects of relaxed selection in familial disorders

Autor: A. M. Davie, R. N. Curnow, S. M. Holloway, Charles Smith
Rok vydání: 1978
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Zdroj: Annals of human genetics. 41(4)
ISSN: 0003-4800
Popis: Summary Theoretical predictions are made of the effect of improved treatments, with consequent increase in fertility of affected individuals, on the frequency of familial disorders. Multifactorial inheritance and some two-locus models are considered. (Changes for simple Mendelian disorders have been estimated previously by many authors.) It is estimated that, with two-locus or multifactorial models, an increase in frequency per generation of not more than a few per cent of the frequency of a disorder may be expected. The greatest increase will be in the first generation following introduction of the new treatment. A. M. Davie is a Medical Research Council Training Fellow.
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