BamH1 polymorphism in the Chinese, Malays, and Indians in Singapore and its application in the prenatal diagnosis of beta-thalassemia.

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BamH1 polymorphism in the Chinese, Malays, and Indians in Singapore and its application in the prenatal diagnosis of beta-thalassemia.

The Japanese journal of human genetics - 1 Sept 1993

Tan J A, Tay S H, Kham K Y, Wong H B

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The distribution of restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) at the BamH1 site of the beta-globin gene was investigated in the Chinese, Indian, and Malay race in Singapore. The sample comprised of 183 normal individuals and 35 beta-thalassemia carriers in which 13 were couples with at leas...

Topics

Child
China
Deoxyribonuclease BamHI
Female
Genotype
Globins
Humans
India
Malaysia
Male
Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
Pregnancy
Prenatal Diagnosis
Singapore
beta-Thalassemia

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