Amish Inbreeding Causes Genetic Mutation and Mental Retardation
March 13, 2013
The Amish in the US have a genetic mutation that causes mental retardation, researchers have found.
Scientists at the Bellvitge Institute for Biomedical Research (Idibell) and the University of Barcelona have said that inbreeding has led the strict religious community to develop a gene that holds back mental development.
