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Effect of α-thalassemia on sickle-cell anemia linked to the Arab-Indian haplotype in India
1 Jun 1997
Abstract excerpt
Two population groups from Western India with a high prevalence of the beta(S) gene, one tribal (Valsad) and the other nontribal (Nagpur), were studied. The beta(S) gene frequency in both populations was similar (0.22 vs. 0.23), but not the clinical expression of sickle-cell anemia (SS): the sickle homozygotes in the tribal group appeared to have a mild clinical course, whereas the majority in the nontribal group...
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