β‐globin gene cluster haplotypes in sickle cell patients from Panamá

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Authors

Iryna Rusanova · Universidad Especializada de las Américas

Gladys Cossio · Hospital del Niño

Bélgica Moreno · Hospital del Niño

Francisco J. Perea · Mexican Social Security Institute

Rosaura G. De Borace · Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud

Mauricio Perea · Hospital del Niño

Germaine Escames

Abstract

The results show the presence of common β(S) haplotypes in Panama; the prevalence of African origin, and the similarity in the Panamanian and Colombian distribution of haplotypes.

Topics & Keywords

Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Iron Metabolism and Disorders Blood groups and transfusion

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: American Journal of Human Biology

Volume 23, Issue 3, pp. 377-380

DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.21148

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