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The Growth of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Communities in Kentucky [PDF]
The Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies, 2014 This article examines the growth of Amish and plain Anabaptist communities and population in Kentucky, one of the few southern states with a sizeable plain Anabaptist presence across much of its rural areas.
Joseph Donnermeyer, Cory Anderson
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A new genetic syndrome among the Old Order Amish of Smicksburg Pennsylvania [PDF]
Genetics in Medicine, 2000 The Old Order Amish are a religious sect well known for their simple way of life and are of interest to geneticists due to the unique opportunity they provide for the study of genetic diseases. The Old Order Amish have a high rate of consanguinity and therefore have a higher proportion of recessive genetic conditions than non-Amish populations. We have
G.L. Matika, M.A. Del Vecchio, C.A. Bay
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Genetics in Medicine Open, 2023 Purpose: Ellis-van Creveld (EVC) syndrome is an autosomal recessive skeletal ciliopathy that was first identified in the Old Order Amish. Since its discovery, two causal genes have been identified, EVC and EVC2, showing that several cases were ...
Jorge Diogo Da Silva +3 more
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Genetic mapping and exome sequencing identify variants associated with five novel diseases. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 The Clinic for Special Children (CSC) has integrated biochemical and molecular methods into a rural pediatric practice serving Old Order Amish and Mennonite (Plain) children.
Erik G Puffenberger +24 more
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A method to prioritize quantitative traits and individuals for sequencing in family-based studies. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Owing to recent advances in DNA sequencing, it is now technically feasible to evaluate the contribution of rare variation to complex traits and diseases.
Kaanan P Shah, Julie A Douglas
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BMC Medical Genetics, 2010 Background Because they are a closed founder population, the Old Order Amish (OOA) of Lancaster County have been the subject of many medical genetics studies.
Agarwala Richa +4 more
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The Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies, 2020 Berks County with its diamond-shaped area of 864 square miles located in southeastern Pennsylvania is rich in history and scenic resources. Its mild climate, fertile soil, and the Schuylkill River attracted European settlers in the beginning of the ...
Berit Jany
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More than Forty Amish Affiliations? Charting the Fault Lines
The Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies, 2017 The Amish are notoriously difficult to chart in terms of affiliations. However, defining affiliations is important to researchers: as a suitable measurement of conservatism, as a useful context for making sense of a particular district or settlement, for
Christopher Petrovich
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Realignment and Division in the Amish Community of Allen County, Indiana: A Historical Narrative
The Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies, 2013 The Amish have long faced disagreement over matters of internal policy and adoption of external ideas like evangelical emphases. In Allen County, Indiana, several branches of Anabaptists have developed from the original Swiss Amish settlers because of ...
Christopher Petrovich
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The Amish Goodie Gang of the 1950s: A Story of Changing Identity and Spiritual Renewal
The Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies, 2019 Revivals of the 1950s and 60s spawned a movement of spiritual and practical change within the Amish community of Lancaster County, PA. Out of those changes came an unusual Amish gang called the Goodies.
Chris Stoltzfus
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