Open AccessHaptoglobin Gene Polymorphisms in Sickle Cell Disease Patients with Different β<sup>S</sup>-Globin Gene Haplotypes
Author(s) -
Adekunle Adekile,
M.Z. Haider
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
medical principles and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1423-0151
pISSN - 1011-7571
DOI - 10.1159/000320302
Subject(s) - genotyping , haptoglobin , allele , medicine , haplotype , genotype , allele frequency , disease , immunology , gene , gastroenterology , genetics , biology
To investigate the prevalence of haptoglobin (Hp) gene alleles in Kuwaiti sickle cell disease (SCD) patients, who generally have a mild phenotype, and compare the pattern to Nigerian SCD patients whose SCD phenotype is more severe.
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