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Bantu β<sup>s</sup> cluster haplotype predominates among Brazilian Blacks
1 Jul 1992
Abstract excerpt
We describe the combination of polymorphic restriction-enzyme sites in the beta globin gene cluster (haplotypes) for 74 chromosomes from Brazilian Blacks bearing the sickle hemoglobin gene (beta s). The three most common African beta s haplotypes account for 67 chromosomes: 49/74 (66.2%) were identified as Central African Republic (CAR or Bantu) type, 17 (23.0%) as Benin, and one as Senegal; seven chromosomes...
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