Beta-chain variants in Jamaica newborns
Hemoglobin
; 2(6): 495-502, 1978.
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JM3.1
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ABSTRACT
In an electrophoretic study of 15,661 Jamaican cord bloods, 8 rare beta-chain variants were found in 18 subjects in addition to the common beta-chain variants, Hb S and Hb C. The heterozygote frequencies for Hb S and Hb C were 10.1 percent and 3.7 percent respectively. The most frequent of the rare beta-chain variants were Hb Korle Bu (beta 73 Asp leads to Asn) (7 cases) and Hb O su-Christiansborg (beta 52 Asp leads to Asn) (3 cases). One new beta-chain variant, Hb Caribbean (beta 91 Leu leads to Arg) was found. (AU)
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Base de dados:
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Assunto principal:
Variação Genética
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Hemoglobinas Anormais
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Sangue Fetal
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Newborn
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe ingles
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Jamaica
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Hemoglobin
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Hemoglobin (Online)
Ano de publicação:
1978
Tipo de documento:
Article