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Geographic distribution of CDA-II: did a founder effect operate in Southern Italy?
Haematologica - 1 May 2000
Iolascon A, Servedio V, Carbone R, Totaro A, Carella M, Perrotta S, Wickramasinghe S N, Delaunay J, Heimpel H, Gasparini P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Congenital dyserythropoietic anemia type II (CDA-II) is an autosomal recessive condition, whose manifestations range from mild to moderate. Its exact prevalence is unknown. Based on a recently established International Registry of CDA-II (64 unrelated kindreds), a high frequency of CDA II families living in South Italy became evident. DESIGN AND METHODS: The aim of this study was to...
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