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Alpha-globin gene haplotypes in South American Indians.
Human biology - 1 Aug 1995
Zago M A, Melo Santos E J, Clegg J B, Guerreiro J F, Martinson J J, Norwich J, Figueiredo M S
Abstract excerpt
The haplotypes of the alpha-globin gene cluster were determined for 99 Indians from the Brazilian Amazon region who belong to 5 tribes: Wayampí, Wayana-Apalaí, Kayapó, Arára, and Yanomámi. Three predominant haplotypes were identified: Ia (present in 38.9% of chromosomes), IIIa (25.8%), and IIe (22.1%). The only alpha-globin gene rearrangement detected was alpha alpha alpha 3.7 I gene triplication associated with...
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