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RHD allele distribution in Africans of Mali.
BMC genetics - 24 Sept 2003
Wagner Franz F, Moulds Joann M, Tounkara Anatole, Kouriba Bourema, Flegel Willy A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Aberrant and non-functional RHD alleles are much more frequent in Africans than in Europeans. The DAU cluster of RHD alleles exemplifies that the alleles frequent in Africans have evaded recognition until recently. A comprehensive survey of RHD alleles in any African population was lacking. RESULTS: We surveyed the molecular structure and frequency of RHD alleles in Mali (West Africa) by evaluating...
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