According to Dr. Philip Awadalla, senior author and principal investigator, «the fact that two very close populations (French versus French Canadians) accumulate such an excess of differences in rare variants has important consequences in the design of genetic studies, including the identification of
possibly damaging mutations associated with diseases specific to this population.»
Not exact matches
In the process, it gained additional
mutations,
possibly via the DNA
damage induced by chemotherapy.
The
damage may cause
mutations to the DNA,
possibly creating a GREATER NUMBER of Reactive Oxygen Species.
Ultraviolet
damage might be more extensive in Haflingers (and
possibly other breeds) due to a genetic
mutation that increases the risk for developing limbal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC).