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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1987
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| author | Hill, A Flint, J Weatherall, D Clegg, J |
| author_facet | Hill, A Flint, J Weatherall, D Clegg, J |
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| description | 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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| spelling | oxford-uuid:dfae2aaa-b6bf-4b6f-972b-be7093aa6c072022-03-27T09:41:10ZAlpha-thalassaemia and the malaria hypothesis.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:dfae2aaa-b6bf-4b6f-972b-be7093aa6c07EnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford1987Hill, AFlint, JWeatherall, DClegg, JRecent 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. |
| spellingShingle | Hill, A Flint, J Weatherall, D Clegg, J Alpha-thalassaemia and the malaria hypothesis. |
| title | Alpha-thalassaemia and the malaria hypothesis. |
| title_full | Alpha-thalassaemia and the malaria hypothesis. |
| title_fullStr | Alpha-thalassaemia and the malaria hypothesis. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Alpha-thalassaemia and the malaria hypothesis. |
| title_short | Alpha-thalassaemia and the malaria hypothesis. |
| title_sort | alpha thalassaemia and the malaria hypothesis |
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