Oculocutaneous albinism in a rural community of South Africa: A population genetic study

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 493-497

  Lund, P M ^a   Maluleke, T G ^b   Gaigher, I ^b   Gaigher, M J ^b  

^a Faculty of Health and Life Sciences   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VENDA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Africa; Epidemiology; Health education; Oculocutaneous albinism; Population genetics

Indexed keywords

ALBINISM; APARTHEID; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EDUCATION; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION GENETICS; RURAL SOCIETY; SKIN DISORDER; WELFARE PROVISION;

ARTICLE; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; ETHNOLOGY; GENETICS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OCULAR ALBINISM; POPULATION; POPULATION GENETICS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL POPULATION; SOUTH AFRICA;

ALBINISM, OCULOCUTANEOUS; BIRTH CERTIFICATES; GENETICS, POPULATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; POPULATION; POPULATION GROUPS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL POPULATION; SOUTH AFRICA;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 34447317230     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014460701401261     Document Type: Article

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