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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Origin of Friedreich's Disease in Quebec
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques, Volume 11, No. S4, Year 1984
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Description
We have been able to trace 40 cases of classical Friedreich's disease from 14 previously unrelated French Canadian kindreds to one common ancestral couple arriving in New France in 1634: Jean Guyon and Mathurine Robin. One member of this couple presumably introduced one gene for Friedreich's disease into the French Canadian population. This gene has now been traced over 12 generations to both parents of the present cases. We plan to use this knowledge to study the spectrum of clinical manifestations of this gene and to carry out gene chromosomal localization studies, using the techniques of linkage and of molecular biology. Such studies in rare autosomal recessive disorders have previously been judged to be almost impossible. © 1984, Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Barbeau, Andrã©
Canada, Montreal
Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal
Sadibelouiz, M.
Canada, Montreal
Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal
Algeria, Algiers
Université D’alger 1
Roy, Madeleine
Canada, Montreal
Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal
Lemieux, Bernard G.
Algeria, Algiers
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke
Bouchard, Jean Pierre
Canada, Quebec
Chu de Québec-université Laval
Geoffroy, Guy
Canada, Montreal
Chu Sainte-justine - le Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Mère-enfant
Statistics
Citations: 6
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1017/S0317167100034971
ISSN:
03171671
e-ISSN:
20570155
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study