Sub-Saharan influence on the Canary Islands population deduced from G6PD gene sequence analysis.

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Sub-Saharan influence on the Canary Islands population deduced from G6PD gene sequence analysis.

Human biology - 1 Aug 1996

Pinto F M, González A M, Hernández M, Larruga J M, Cabrera V M

Abstract excerpt

In a screening of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) A variants in the Canary Islands and northwest African populations by electrophoresis and posterior gene sequencing, the common A+ 376G and A- 202A/376G and the rare A- 376G/968C mutations were found. In addition, three new silent C-->T t...

Topics

Africa South of the Sahara
DNA Mutational Analysis
Equatorial Guinea
Gene Frequency
Genetic Variation
Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase
Humans
Male
Morocco
Polymorphism, Genetic
Spain

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