High frequency of beta thalassaemia in a small island population in Melanesia.

A study of the causes of anaemia in the south west Pacific archipelago of Vanuatu has identified one island, Maewo, where the carrier rate for beta thalassaemia exceeds 20%, one of the highest recorded incidences in the world. Homozygous beta thalassaemia is a major cause of infant mortality and a s...

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Những tác giả chính: Bowden, D, Hill, A, Weatherall, D, Clegg, J
Định dạng: Journal article
Ngôn ngữ:English
Được phát hành: 1987