The genetic study of three population microisolates in South Tyrol (MICROS): study design and epidemiological perspectives

Cristian Pattaro¹ , Fabio Marroni¹ , Alice Riegler¹ , Deborah Mascalzoni¹ , Irene Pichler¹ , Claudia B Volpato¹ , Umberta Dal Cero¹ , Alessandro De Grandi¹ , Clemens Egger¹ , Agatha Eisendle¹ , Christian Fuchsberger¹ , Martin Gögele¹ , Sara Pedrotti¹ , Gerd K Pinggera¹ , Stefan A Stefanov¹ , Florian D Vogl² , Christian J Wiedermann^3,4 , Thomas Meitinger^5,6 and Peter P Pramstaller^1,7,8

¹  Institute of Genetic Medicine, European Academy, Bolzano, Italy

²  Department of Gynaecology, Hospital of Merano, Via Rossini 5, 39012 Merano-Meran, Italy

³  Laboratory of Medical Intensive Care, Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria

⁴  Division of Internal Medicine II, Department of Medicine, Central Hospital of Bolzano, Bolzano/Bozen, Italy

⁵  Institute of Human Genetics, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany

⁶  GSF – National Research Center for Environment and Health, Institute of Human Genetics, München-Neuherberg, Germany

⁷  Department of Neurology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany

⁸  Department of Neurology, General Regional Hospital, Bolzano, Italy