Genetics of the Hungarian Population

This book, therefore, is timely: it provides valuable information on who the Hungarians are, where they come from and where they are heading, in short, their past, present and future, in addition to presenting a broad perspective of some aspects of current research in biomedical sciences in Hungary. The study and delineation of ethnic groups are extremely beneficial from the perspective of population and ecogenetic characteristics. Such studies will become rarer in the future, however, as more and more people migrate and social, cultural and political barriers continue to fall. This monograph presents a major genetic study of the Hungarian population, based on 5 years of collaboration between German and Hungarian scientists. Population data and an historical review supplement the genetic and medical information. It is hoped that the book may be used as a model for further comparative analyses.