Beta-globin gene cluster haplotypes in Venezuelan sickle cell patients from the State of Aragua
Seven polymorphic sites in the beta-globin gene cluster were analyzed on a sample of 96 chromosomes of Venezuelan sickle cell patients from the State of Aragua. The Benin haplotype was predominant with a frequency of 0.479, followed by the Bantu haplotype (0.406); a minority of cases with other hapl...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Genética
2002-01-01
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| Series: | Genetics and Molecular Biology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572002000100005 |