Prevalence and gene frequencies of phenylthiocarbamide (PTC) taste sensitivity, ABO and Rhesus factor (Rh) blood groups, and haemoglobin variants among a Nigerian population

Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 153-158

  Alimba, Chibuisi G ^a   Adekoya, Khalid O ^a   Oboh, Bola O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

ABO blood group; Gene frequency; Haemoglobin variants; Nigerian population; Phenylthiocarbamide; Rhesus factor

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A; HEMOGLOBIN C; HEMOGLOBIN S; PHENYLTHIOUREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP A; BLOOD GROUP AB; BLOOD GROUP ABO SYSTEM; BLOOD GROUP B; BLOOD GROUP O; BLOOD GROUP RH; BLOOD GROUP RHESUS SYSTEM; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASTE ACUITY;

EID: 84900032167     PISSN: 11108630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmhg.2010.10.003     Document Type: Article

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