Alpha-thalassaemia and the malaria hypothesis.
Recent population genetic studies of the distribution of alpha+-thalassaemia in Melanesia using DNA analysis have provided strong support for the hypothesis that high frequencies of this genetic disorder are the result of natural selection by malaria.
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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1987
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