Frequency of human A gamma 75Thr globin chain in a population from Tunisia.

M P Lefranc, G Lefranc, M Farhat, R Jmour, K Boukef, Y Beuzard, F Galacteros, J Rosa

Hôpital Farhat Hached, Sousse, Tunisia.

Human genetics 1981

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Cord blood samples, collected at Sousse and Monastir, from Tunisian newborns were focused on a thin layer of agarose in order to detect the carriers of the A gamma 75Thr chain (A gamma chain bearing a replacement Ile-->Thr at position 75). Nineteen individuals (10%) were positive for this variant. The frequency of the A gamma 75Thr gene in the Tunisian population (0.050) is compared with that of various ethnic populations.

Citation

M P Lefranc, G Lefranc, M Farhat, R Jmour, K Boukef, Y Beuzard, F Galacteros, J Rosa. Frequency of human A gamma 75Thr globin chain in a population from Tunisia. Human genetics. 1981;59(1):89-91