Population study of common glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase mutations in Kuwait.

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Population study of common glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase mutations in Kuwait.

Human heredity - 1 Jan 1999

Samilchuk E, D'Souza B, Al-Awadi S

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DNA samples from 206 unrelated Kuwaitis of both sexes, i.e. 200 randomly selected individuals and 6 glucose-6-phosphate-dehydrogenase (G6PD)-deficient probands, have been analyzed by the PCR/RFLP technique for mutations underlying the most common G6PD-deficient variants (Mediterranean and A-). At...

Topics

Female
Genetics, Population
Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase
Humans
Kuwait
Male
Mutation
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length

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