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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
Abstract excerpt
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 been constrained by lack of large enough sample size, incomplete diagnostic work or testing inadequacies, or missing or...
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