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Event | Genes, genealogy, and geography: A genetic history of Quebec | Oct 3, 2024
Published: 26 September 2024
Join 麻豆AV Health Centre's next 鈥淢edical Genetics Grand Rounds鈥�
The founder effect, which is observed in certain regions of Quebec, can increase susceptibility to rare disease. This stems from the fact that these communities were founded by populations that were already related.
Today, some 500,000 Quebecers are thought to be affected by a rare disease. One example is familial chylomicronemia syndrome, which affects around one in a million people worldwide, but is slightly more common in the Saguenay and Charlevoix regions. This condition impairs the body鈥檚 ability to break down the fats in the bloodstream.
In this online session, 麻豆AV Associate Professor, Simon Gravel, a leading expert in population and human genetics will explore how genetic and genealogy are connected with geography, particularly rivers and mountains in Quebec, and what role they have played in setting up the main axes of migration and genetic variation in the province.
Event details:
Topic: Genes, Geneaology, and Geography: A Genetic History of Quebec
Date: Thursday October 3, 2024
Time: 12:00pm-1:00pm
Speaker:
Simon Gravel, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Human Genetics, 麻豆AV
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