Article
G6PD variants in three South American ethnic groups: population distribution and description of two new mutations.
Human heredity - 1 Jan 2000
Weimer T A, Salzano F M, Westwood B, Beutler E
Abstract excerpt
A review is made of G6PD population surveys conducted in 4,558 European-derived, 2,484 admixed Black/Indian/White or Black/White, and 10,298 Indian subjects living in South America. Despite the fact that twice more Amerindians than Whites had been examined, no autochtonous variant was found among...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Black People
- Demography
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase
- Humans
- Indians, South American
- Male
- Mutation
- South America
- White People
