title: Red cell enzyme deficiencies in the tribal population groups of the Bastar District, Madhya Pradesh, India.
abstract: A total of 958 blood samples from Muria, Maria, Bhattra and Halba from the Bastar District in Madhya Pradesh (India) was collected and analyzed for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, pyruvate kinase, hexokinase, and adenylate kinase red cell enzyme deficiency using flourescent technique. The implications of findings of the presence of rare enzyme deficiencies are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Population genetics and Human Development, National Institute of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Basu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jindal
mesh_terms: D000263:Adenylate Kinase / Q000172:deficiency* / Q000235:genetics; D000328:Adult; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000201:enzymology*; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency / Q000235:genetics; D005828:Genetics, Population; D005955:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency / Q000235:genetics*; D006593:Hexokinase / Q000172:deficiency* / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D011770:Pyruvate Kinase / Q000172:deficiency* / Q000235:genetics; D012729:Sex Chromosome Aberrations / Q000235:genetics; D014960:X Chromosome
chemical_list: D006593:Hexokinase; D011770:Pyruvate Kinase; D000263:Adenylate Kinase