Geographic distribution of 119 alleles of the alpha and beta globin genes detected in 432 French Caucasian carriers of haemoglobin variant.

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Geographic distribution of 119 alleles of the alpha and beta globin genes detected in 432 French Caucasian carriers of haemoglobin variant.

Annales de genetique - 1 Jan 1995

Chami B, Braconnier F, Riou J, Bardakdjian-Michau J, Préhu C, Blouquit Y, Rosa J, Wajcman H, Galactéros F

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The French population is the result of mixing of different peoples including the Celts, Saxons, Germans, Italians and Hispanics. Between 1981 and 1993 patients were selected during investigations in France for haematological disorders associated or otherwise with the presence of a haemoglobin (Hb...

Topics

Alleles
France
Gene Frequency
Globins
Hemoglobins, Abnormal
Humans
Point Mutation
White People

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