Distribution of hemoglobinopathy variants by ethnicity in a multiethnic state

Genetic Epidemiology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 501-512

  Lorey, Fred W ^a,b   Arnopp, John ^a   Cunningham, George C ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Genetic Disease Branch   (United States)

Author keywords

California; demography; sickle cell disease; thalassemia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; THALASSEMIA; UNITED STATES;

BETA-THALASSEMIA; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FETAL HEMOGLOBIN; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENE FREQUENCY; HEMOGLOBINOPATHIES; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREVALENCE; SICKLE CELL TRAIT; VARIATION (GENETICS);

PIERINAE;

EID: 0029916024     PISSN: 07410395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2272(1996)13:5<501::AID-GEPI6>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Article

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