Medical genetic study of the population of Turkmenia. II. Study of the distribution of hereditary pathology in 5 regions of Tashauz Province

The large-scale screening for hereditary diseases in five regions of the Tashauz province was carried out. More than 50 families represented by persons with different nosological forms of hereditary diseases, were found. The role of drift in rare mutant gene dynamics was shown. The load of hereditary diseases was mainly connected with autosomal recessive forms and shown to vary between the regions from 0,34 to 1,29 pro mille.