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Anthropological approach to the heterogeneity of beta-thalassemia mutations in northern Africa.
Human biology - 1 Jun 1994
Bennani C, Bouhass R, Perrin-Pecontal P, Tamouza R, Malou M, Elion J, Trabuchet G, Beldjord C, Benabadji M, Labie D
Abstract excerpt
Results of an epidemiological survey for beta-thalassemic defects involving 239 chromosomes in Algeria are analyzed in relation to the geographic and historical background of the country and are compared with published series for the Tunisian population. Four common mutations account for 81% of the chromosomes, but 13 other defects have been found, illustrating the highly heterogeneous nature of the disease in...
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