DNA haplotypes in the G6PD gene cluster studied in the Chinese Li population and their relationship to G6PDCanton.

doi:10.1159/000154230

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DNA haplotypes in the G6PD gene cluster studied in the Chinese Li population and their relationship to G6PDCanton.

Human heredity - 1 Jan 2000

Cai W, Filosa S, Martini G

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In an effort to investigate the subtelomeric region of the X chromosome among Orientals, five DNA sites in the F8C and G6PD genes were analyzed in a sample of 46 chromosomes belonging to the Chinese Li population, an ethnic group characterized by a high prevalence of G6PD deficiency. The DNA site...

Topics

Adult
Alleles
Base Sequence
China
DNA Primers
Ethnicity
Female
Gene Frequency
Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase
Haplotypes
Humans
Male
Molecular Sequence Data
Multigene Family
Polymerase Chain Reaction

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