Article
Frequency and origin of G-6-PD deficiency among icteric newborns in the metropolitan area of Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.
Gene geography : a computerized bulletin on human gene frequencies - 1 Dec 1994
González-Quiroga G, Ramirez-Del Rio J L, Cerda-Flores R M, Garza-Chapa R
Abstract excerpt
829 icteric newborn males were studied in order to have more information about the frequency of the G-6-PD deficiency and its origin in the population of the Monterrey Metropolitan area (MMA), in northeastern Mexico. For each subject information about the maternal grandparents' birthplace (states...
Topics
- Emigration and Immigration
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Variation
- Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency
- Humans
- Infant, Newborn
- Jaundice, Neonatal
- Male
- Mexico
