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Human erythrocyte carbonic anhydrase polymorphism in Kenya

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In this study, 1736 Western Kenyans were examined for red cell carbonic anhydrase (CA) variants. No CA I variants were detected, but the CA II2 isozyme was found with a calculated gene frequency of 0.054.

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  1. Alan Kendall

    Present address: Division of Haematology, Royal Victoria Hospital, 687 Pine Ave., West Montreal, Que., Canada

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  1. Department of Medicine, Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya

    Alan Kendall

  2. University of Nairobi, Kenya

    Alan Kendall

  3. McGill University, Montreal, Canada

    Alan Kendall

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Kendall, A. Human erythrocyte carbonic anhydrase polymorphism in Kenya. Hum Genet 52, 259–261 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00271581

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