Genetics of club foot in Maori and Pacific people. Issue 9 (1st September 2000)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chapman, Cyril; Stott, N Susan; Port, Ramari Viola; Nicol, Richard O
• Is Part Of: Journal of medical genetics. Volume 37:Issue 9(2000)
• Page Start: 680
• Page End: 683
• Publication Date: 2000-09-01
• Subjects: club foot -- New Zealand Maori -- complex segregation analysis; Medical genetics -- Periodicals; 616.042
• DOI: 10.1136/jmg.37.9.680
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1468-6244

Abstract

Abstract : The role of major gene and multifactorial inheritance in the aetiology of club foot in the New Zealand Polynesian population was studied using 287 New Zealand Maori and Pacific club foot families. The club foot family data were analysed by complex segregation analysis under the mixed model using the computer program POINTER. This analysis shows that the best genetic model for club foot in this population is a single dominant gene with a penetrance of 33% and a predicted gene frequency of 0.9%. These data provide a scientific foundation for molecular studies in the Maori and Polynesian population to identify putative club foot genes.