Distribution of hemoglobinopathy variants by ethnicity in a multiethnic state.

doi:10.1002/(SICI)1098-2272(1996)13:5<501::AID-GEPI6>3.0.CO;2-4

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Distribution of hemoglobinopathy variants by ethnicity in a multiethnic state.

Genetic epidemiology - 1 Jan 1996

Lorey F W, Arnopp J, Cunningham G C

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It has been well known for many years that Black Americans are at increased risk for sickle cell disease and that individuals of Mediterranean ancestry are at increased risk for thalassemias. Beyond this, however, complete assessments of the epidemiology of hemoglobinopathies in Americans have be...

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Ethnicity
Fetal Hemoglobin
Follow-Up Studies
Gene Frequency
Genetic Variation
Hemoglobinopathies
Heterozygote
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Prevalence
Racial Groups
Sickle Cell Trait
beta-Thalassemia

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