Estimation of relative fitnesses from relative risk data and the predicted future of haemoglobin alleles S and C

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 221-224

  Hedrick, P ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Malaria; Polymorphism; Relative risk; Sickle cell

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN C; HEMOGLOBIN S;

EPIDEMIOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BURKINA FASO; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALARIA; POPULATION GENETICS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BURKINA FASO; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS, POPULATION; HEMOGLOBIN C; HEMOGLOBIN, SICKLE; HUMANS; MALARIA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELECTION (GENETICS);

EID: 0842330770     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.2003.00635.x     Document Type: Article

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