Sickle cell gene haplotypes in Relli and Thurpu Kapu populations of Andhra Pradesh

Human Biology

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 535-540

  Ramana, G V ^a   Chandak, G R ^a   Singh, L ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Andhra Pradesh; Haplotypes; Sickle cell anemia; globin gene

Indexed keywords

BETA GLOBULIN; CASTE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE CONVERSION; HAPLOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INDIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SICKLE CELL GENE;

EID: 0034048534     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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