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Use of the amplification refractory mutation system (ARMS) in the study of HbS in predynastic Egyptian remains.
Bollettino della Societa italiana di biologia sperimentale - 1 Jan 2000
Marin A, Cerutti N, Massa E R
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We conducted a molecular investigation of the presence of sicklemia in six predynastic Egyptian mummies (about 3200 BC) from the Anthropological and Ethnographic Museum of Turin. Previous studies of these remains showed the presence of severe anemia, while histological preparations of mummified tissues revealed hemolytic disorders. DNA was extracted from dental samples with a silica-gel method specific for...
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