Human globin genes: What can we learn from their polymorphism?;Les gènes des globines humaines : Que nous apprend leur polymorphisme?

Bulletin de la Societe de Pathologie Exotique

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 242-248

  Charmot Bensimon, D ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Genetics; Human globin; Infectious disease; Malaria; Natural selection; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

GLOBIN;

ALPHA THALASSEMIA; BETA THALASSEMIA; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; HUMAN; MUTATION; REVIEW; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA;

ALPHA-THALASSEMIA; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; BETA-THALASSEMIA; GLOBINS; HUMANS; MUTATION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 0033196002     PISSN: 00379085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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