Hemoglobin variants in North Africa.
Hemoglobin
; 18(1): 39-51, 1994 Jan.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8195007
The populations of Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia are composed of different ethnic groups including Arabs, Berbers, Sub-Saharan Africans, Europeans, and Turks. Between 1981 and 1991, we studied more than 3,000 individuals from these North African countries. One-hundred and eighty-one carried one (or more) unusual hemoglobin variant(s) other than Hb S and Hb C which are the most frequent variants in these countries. Each of these 181 individuals was heterozygous for at least one of the 49 abnormal alpha or beta alleles identified by electrophoretic and/or structural studies, and some homozygotes were detected. A few mutants are common in North Africa: Hb O-Arab, Hb D-Punjab and Hb G-Philadelphia. Other mutants encountered in European or African populations are found in relatively few North African families. The observed polymorphisms in the populations of North Africa probably result largely from their complex ethnic origins.
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Assunto principal:
Globinas
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Hemoglobinas Anormais
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Etnicidade
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Frequência do Gene
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Aspecto:
Equity_inequality
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
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Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Hemoglobin
Ano de publicação:
1994
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
França
País de publicação:
Reino Unido