Three major G6PD-deficient polymorphic variants identified among the Mauritian population

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 849-854

  Kotea, R ^a   Kaeda, J S ^b,f   Yan, S L K ^a   Sem Fa, N ^a   Beesoon, S ^a   Jankee, S ^a   Ramasawmy, R ^a   Vulliamy, T ^b   Bradnock, R W ^c   Bautista, J ^b   Luzzatto, L ^d   Krishnamoorthy, R ^e   Mason, P J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS   (Mauritius)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^e HÔPITAL ROBERT DEBRÉ   (France)

^f IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deficiency; G6PD Orissa; Indians; Mauritius

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHILD; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAURITIUS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033045058     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1999.01230.x     Document Type: Article

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