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Thread #93727   Message #1807801
Posted By: JohnInKansas
11-Aug-06 - 09:24 PM
Thread Name: BS: Diabetes linked to inbreeding in........
Subject: RE: BS: Diabetes linked to inbreeding in........
Genetic Disorders Hit Amish Hard from 60 minutes June 8, 2005. – a quicky "pop" view.

Medical Sleuth from the February 2006 Smithsonian magazine may suggest how it may be quite important to recognize and accept that genetic factors can cause unusual happenings within a sequestered population.

Genetic Misconceptions is a response to reader comments on the February 2006 Smithsonian Magazine article, and may help in understanding why genetic expression peculiar to a specific population doesn't necessarily correlate to "inbreedin'."

John