Authors: Chopra SaifUdDin A Mbaye Ahmed H
Publish Date: 1969/01/01
Volume: 63, Issue: 2, Pages: 270-274
Abstract
SaifUdDin A Chopra Ahmed H Mbaye Sickling in Zanzibar Island—its incidence regional variation and relationship with splenomegaly rates Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Volume 63 Issue 2 1969 Pages 270–274 https//doiorg/101016/0035920369901588In a survey of 2030 indigenous school children the mean sickling incidence was 8 and varied from 2 to 14 between different regions The variation is likely to be due to genetic drift brought about by settlements of immigrant communities from the Middle East No relationship was found with splenomegaly rates
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