G6PD variants in three South American ethnic groups: Population distribution and description of two new mutations

Human Heredity

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 92-96

  Weimer, T A ^a   Salzano, F M ^a   Westwood, B ^b   Beutler, E ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

G6PD variants; Molecular analysis; South American populations

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EUROPE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION GENETICS; SOUTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; DEMOGRAPHY; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GLUCOSEPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; HUMANS; INDIANS, SOUTH AMERICAN; MALE; MUTATION; SOUTH AMERICA; VARIATION (GENETICS);

PIERINAE;

EID: 0031908628     PISSN: 00015652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000022787     Document Type: Article

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