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Molecular characterisation of red cell glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in Singapore Chinese.
American journal of hematology - 1 Dec 1994
Saha S, Saha N, Tay J S, Jeyaseelan K, Basair J B, Chew S E
Abstract excerpt
Sixty-two G6PD deficient Chinese males have been investigated for the presence of seven mutations of the coding region of the G6PD gene by natural and artificially created amplified restriction sites. The results show that the G to T substitution at nucleotide (nt) 1376 and G to A substitution at nt 1388 represent 24% and 21% of G6PD deficiency, respectively, in the Singapore Chinese; 37% of the sample could not...
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- Base Sequence
- China
- DNA Primers
- Genes
- Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency
- Humans
- Male
