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Sickle cell disease in tribal populations in India

The sickle gene is widespread among many tribal population groups in India with prevalence of heterozygotes varying from 1-40 per cent. Co-inheritance of the sickle gene with β-thalassaemia, HbD Punjab and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency has also been reported. Most of the screen...

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Published in:Indian J Med Res
Main Authors: Colah, Roshan B., Mukherjee, Malay B., Martin, Snehal, Ghosh, Kanjaksha
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4510747/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26139766
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-5916.159492
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