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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1981-10-29
pubmed:abstractText
Analysis of the restriction endonuclease Hpa 1-beta globin gene linkage has been performed in a predominantly Arab population of North Africa possessing the sickle (beta A) gene is found associated with a 7.6 kilobase) or 7.0 kb Hpa 1 fragment (54/54 assignable beta A genes), whereas the beta S gene is found associated with a 13 kb Hpa 1 fragment (42/42 assignable beta S genes). The results demonstrate a very tight linkage of the beta S gene to the 13 kb Hpa 1 fragment as well as a very low probability that a beta A gene will be found on a 13 kb Hpa 1 fragment. Thus, the North African population presents a nearly ideal opportunity for prenatal diagnosis solely by Hpa 1-beta globin gene linkage analysis. Additionally, the evidence supports the hypothesis that the beta S gene flowed from West Africa rather than from Arab populations in the Middle East.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0006-4971
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
58
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
599-601
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1981
pubmed:articleTitle
The sickle gene polymorphism in North Africa.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.