Study of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) in the Kissan tribals of Orissa and the Kannikar tribals of Kerala, India.

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Study of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) in the Kissan tribals of Orissa and the Kannikar tribals of Kerala, India.

Anthropologischer Anzeiger; Bericht uber die biologisch-anthropologische Literatur - 1 Jun 1993

Devi S T, Saran S K, Nair G

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G6PD deficiency has been studied in two tribal populations: Kissan tribals of Orissa and Kannikar tribals of Nedumungad Taluk, Trivandrum, Kerala. The percentage frequencies of G6PD deficiency are 14.13% and 5.5%, respectively. The two areas have a different pattern with respect to malarial infec...

Topics

Cross-Cultural Comparison
Developing Countries
Ethnicity
Gene Frequency
Genetic Variation
Genetics, Population
Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase
Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency
Humans
India

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PMID: 8333738

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