Distribution pattern of HbS and β-globin gene haplotypes among koya dora tribe of Andhra Pradesh

International Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 123-126

  Uma Mahesh, K S S ^a   Aggarwal, A ^b   Vijaya Bhasker, M ^a   Mukhopadhyay, R ^b   Saraswathy, K N ^b  

^a Mamta Medical College   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Clinical severity; Linkage disequilibrium; Polymorphism; Sickle cell disease

Indexed keywords

ARAB; ARTICLE; BENIN; BETA GLOBIN GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE LOCATION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SCREENING; GLOBIN GENE; HAPLOTYPE MAP; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; INDIA; INDIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SENEGAL; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SICKLE CELL HEMOGLOBIN S GENE;

EID: 84856590967     PISSN: 09723757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09723757.2011.11886134     Document Type: Article

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