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The Amish's embarrassing Swiss genetic heritage

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CQFD
17 November 2022

Andrea Superti-Furga

CHUV

Biologie et de médecine, UNIL

Much of North America's Amish carry a genetic mutation inherited from their Swiss ancestors that causes cardiomyopathy, a disease that leads to heart failure.

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