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Sickle cell disease in Wayanad, Kerala: gene frequencies and disease characteristics.

The National medical journal of India - 1 Jan 2000

Feroze M, Aravindan K P

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BACKGROUND: A large number of patients with sickle cell anaemia are seen at the Medical College, Calicut from among the tribals and Chetti communities of the adjacent Wayanad district. We carried out a population-based study of gene frequencies and disease characteristics to plan an appropriate intervention. METHODS: Clinical examination and haemoglobin electrophoresis were done in 1016 subjects belonging to the...

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