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Characterization of beta-globin haplotypes using blood spots from a population-based cohort of newborns with homozygous HbS.
Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics - 1 Jan 2000
Crawford Dana C, Caggana Michele, Harris Katharine B, Lorey Fred, Nash Claudia, Pass Kenneth A, Tempelis Corinna, Olney Richard S
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PURPOSE: A population-based cohort from three state newborn screening programs was used to describe beta-globin gene cluster variation. METHODS: Blood spots from newborns homozygous for HbS were genotyped for five restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs) to construct beta-globin haplotypes. Haplotype distributions were compared by race/ethnicity and sex. Expected heterozygosities were calculated and...
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