STUDY OF ALPHA-THALASSEMIA IN NORTHEASTERN THAILAND AT THE DNA LEVEL

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作者
HUNDRIESER, J
LAIG, M
YONGVANIT, P
SRIBOONLUE, P
SANGUANSERMSRI, T
KUHNAU, W
PAPE, M
FLATZ, G
机构
[1] KHON KAEN UNIV,FAC MED,DEPT BIOCHEM,KHON KAEN,THAILAND
[2] CHIANG MAI UNIV,FAC MED,HUMAN GENET UNIT,CHIANG MAI,THAILAND
关键词
Hemoglobin Constant Spring; Population study; Thailand; α-Thalassemia;
D O I
10.1159/000153911
中图分类号
Q3 [遗传学];
学科分类号
071007 ; 090102 ;
摘要
The frequency of α-thalassemias in a general population sample from northeastern Thailand and in an Austroasiatic group with high frequencies of hemoglobin E and β-thalassemia, the So, was estimated using DNA techniques. Among 64 healthy adult subjects from the Khonkaen and Ubol areas, the following haplotype frequencies were determined: αα, 0.742; -α3.7 (subtype I), 0.148; -α4.2, 0.016; -α(del), 0.008; α(Constant Spring)α, 0.055; --(SEA), 0.023, and ααα (triplicated α-globin gene), 0.008. In the So group, the combined frequency of α-thalassemia chromosomes was 0.525.
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