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Increased prevalence of Mediterranean and Muslim populations in mutation-related research literature.

Community genetics - 1 Jan 2005

Birenbaum-Carmeli Daphna

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This paper assesses the prevalence of 569 population groups in mutation-related research literature by means of prevalence scores, calculated on the basis of a systematic search of the PubMed database. The main finding is that Mediterranean and Muslim populations are mentioned more often than other groups. The observed overrepresentation is attributed to the pervasiveness of hemoglobin disorders in these...

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PMID: 15925887
DOI: 10.1159/000084779

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