Genetic architecture and adaptations of Nunavik Inuit

• Published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
• Main Authors: Zhou, Sirui, Xie, Pingxing, Quoibion, Amélie, Ambalavanan, Amirthagowri, Dionne-Laporte, Alexandre, Spiegelman, Dan, Bourassa, Cynthia V., Xiong, Lan, Dion, Patrick A., Rouleau, Guy A.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: National Academy of Sciences 2019
• Subjects: Biological Sciences; Arctic; Hudson; Hudson Bay; Kya; Nunavik; Ungava Bay; eskimo*; greenlandic; inuit
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6689950/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31332017; https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1810388116

The Canadian Inuit have a distinct population background that may entail particular implications for the health of its individuals. However, the number of genetic studies examining this Inuit population is limited, and much remains to be discovered in regard to its genetic characteristics. In this s...