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16163730

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-9-20
pubmed:abstractText
The Gypsies (a misnomer, derived from an early legend about Egyptian origins) defy the conventional definition of a population: they have no nation-state, speak different languages, belong to many religions and comprise a mosaic of socially and culturally divergent groups separated by strict rules of endogamy. Referred to as "the invisible minority", the Gypsies have for centuries been ignored by Western medicine, and their genetic heritage has only recently attracted attention. Common origins from a small group of ancestors characterise the 8-10 million European Gypsies as an unusual trans-national founder population, whose exodus from India played the role of a profound demographic bottleneck. Social and economic pressures within Europe led to gradual fragmentation, generating multiple genetically differentiated subisolates. The string of population bottlenecks and founder effects have shaped a unique genetic profile, whose potential for genetic research can be met only by study designs that acknowledge cultural tradition and self-identity.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0265-9247
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
(c) 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
27
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1084-94
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-8-13
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
A newly discovered founder population: the Roma/Gypsies.
pubmed:affiliation
Western Australian Institute for Medical Research and Centre for Medical Research, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Perth, Australia. luba@cyllene.uwa.edu.au
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't