... the Acadians and French Canadians from Quebec are descended from French ancestors, they havealways been considered genetically distinct. The genetic conditions common in Quebec aregenerally ... Mustapha M, Kikkawa Y, Laine S,Delmaghani S, Adato A, Nadifi S, Zina ZB, et al.: Usher syndrometype I G (USH1G) is caused by mutations in the gene encod-ing SANS, a protein that associates with ... mutation in the USH1C gene provides the first genetic link with the Acadian populationInga Ebermann*, Irma Lopez†, Maria Bitner-Glindzicz‡, Carolyn Brown†, Robert Karel Koenekoop† and...