title: Sickle cell haemoglobin and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency among Dhobis of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
abstract: Sickle cell haemoglobin and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency are reported for Dhobis, a washerman caste population of Visakhapatnam city, Andhra Pradesh, India. The results are compared with those of other caste populations from Andhra Pradesh.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Genetics, Andhra University, Waltair (A.P.), India.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ramesh
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Balakrishna
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Veerraju
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003241:Consanguinity; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003906:Developing Countries; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005828:Genetics, Population; D005955:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency / Q000235:genetics*; D006450:Hemoglobin SC Disease / Q000235:genetics*; D006451:Hemoglobin, Sickle / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D010641:Phenotype
chemical_list: D006451:Hemoglobin, Sickle