Regional distribution of beta-thalassemia mutations in India.

doi:10.1007/s004390050475

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Regional distribution of beta-thalassemia mutations in India.

Human genetics - 1 Jul 1997

Verma I C, Saxena R, Thomas E, Jain P K

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We have characterized the mutations in 1050 carriers of the beta-thalassemia gene and analyzed their regional distribution in India. The majority of beta-thalassemia carriers were migrants from Pakistan and their pattern of mutations differed from the rest. The frequency of the 619-bp deletion wa...

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Codon
Female
Heterozygote
Humans
India
Male
Mutation
Pakistan
Point Mutation
Sequence Deletion
beta-Thalassemia

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