Deletional types of alpha-thalassaemia in central Java. |
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| Authors: | J A Tan J S Tay A Soemantri S K Kham H B Wong P S Lai N Saha |
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| Institution: | Department of Paediatrics, National University of Singapore. |
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| Abstract: | The frequency of deletional alpha-thalassaemia in a Javanese population sample (n = 103) was investigated at three restriction sites of the alpha-globin gene (BamHI, BglII and RsaI). The overall gene frequency of alpha+ deletional thalassaemia was found to be very low (0.03). Leftward (-alpha 4.2) and rightward (-alpha 3.7) deletions and triplicated genes were present in equal frequency (0.015 and 0.005, respectively). |
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