Article
Hereditary anaemias and iron deficiency in a tribal population (the Baiga) of central India.
European journal of haematology - 1 Aug 1995
Reddy P H, Petrou M, Reddy P A, Tiwary R S, Modell B
Abstract excerpt
We have studied the prevalence and molecular nature of hereditary anaemias (abnormal haemoglobins, beta-thalassaemia, alpha-thalassaemia, and Glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency) in a primitive central Indian tribe, the Baiga. 43% of the population appear to be iron-deficient. Her...
Topics
- Anemia
- Anemia, Sickle Cell
- Base Sequence
- DNA
- Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific
- Female
- Gene Deletion
- Gene Frequency
- Genotype
- Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency
- Hemoglobin, Sickle
- Humans
- India
- Iron Deficiencies
- Male
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
- alpha-Thalassemia