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Three major G6PD-deficient polymorphic variants identified among the Mauritian population.
British journal of haematology - 1 Mar 1999
Kotea R, Kaeda J S, Yan S L, Sem Fa N, Beesoon S, Jankee S, Ramasawmy R, Vulliamy T, Bradnock R W, Bautista J, Luzzatto L, Krishnamoorthy R, Mason P J
Abstract excerpt
We report the results of the first epidemiological study investigating glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency among the heterogenous Mauritian population. Mauritius has a population of approximately 1 million, and of these 66.8% are Indo-Mauritian (of Indian origin), 27.9% are Creoles (of African ancestry) and 2.1% are Sino-Mauritian, predominantly of Chinese origin. Of the 1435 Mauritian males...
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