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Beta thalassaemia trait in western Nigeria.
African health sciences - 1 Mar 2009
Kotila Taiwo R, Adeyemo Adebowale A, Mewoyeka Olusoji O, Shokunb Wuraola A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Genes for thalassaemia, haemoglobin S, Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase which confer resistance to malaria are found in high frequencies in Nigeria, 25% of the population being carriers of the sickle cell trait while another 25% are hemizygous for the G6PD gene. The frequency of alpha thalassaemia is equally high among Nigerians but there is little information on beta thalassaemia in this population....
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