The distribution of haemoglobin C and its prevalence in newborns in Africa

Haemoglobin C (HbC) is one of the commonest structural haemoglobin variants in human populations. Although HbC causes mild clinical complications, its diagnosis and genetic counselling are important to prevent inheritance with other haemoglobinopathies. Little is known about its contemporary distrib...

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Autores principales: Piel, Frédéric B., Howes, Rosalind E., Patil, Anand P., Nyangiri, Oscar A., Gething, Peter W., Bhatt, Samir, Williams, Thomas N., Weatherall, David J., Hay, Simon I.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3628164/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23591685
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep01671

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3628164/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23591685
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep01671

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