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High prevalence of Haemoglobin E in two populations in Assam

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Two groups in Assam (India) were examined. Among 80 Khasi (Bhoi subgroup), an austroasiatic tribal group, there were 41% HbE carriers; and in 82 Ahom, a group related to the Thai population, 58% of HbE carriers were found. This high prevalence of HbE in groups with ethnic relations to Southeast Asia supports the contention that the HbE gene was introduced to India from that area.

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Zwei Bevölkerungsgruppen in Assam (Indien) wurden untersucht. Bei 80 Khasi (Bhoi-Untergruppe), einem austroasiatischen Stamm, fanden sich 41% HbE-Träger, bei 82 Ahom, Abkömmlingen von Thai-Einwanderern, 58% HbE-Träger. Die große Häufigkeit des HbE in Gruppen mit ethnischen Beziehungen zu Südostasien unterstützen die Ansicht, daß das HbE-Gen von dort nach Indien eingeführt wurde.

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  1. Department of Anthropology, Gauhati University, Gauhati, Assam

    B. M. Das

  2. Department of Anthropology, Andhra University, Waltair, Andhra Pradesh

    M. R. Chakravartti

  3. Institut für Humangenetik der Universität Bonn, Bonn, Germany

    H. Delbrück

  4. Universitäts-Kinderklinik Bonn, Bonn, Germany

    G. Flatz

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This study was supported by Stiftung Volkswagenwerk.

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Das, B.M., Chakravartti, M.R., Delbrück, H. et al. High prevalence of Haemoglobin E in two populations in Assam. Humangenetik 12, 264–266 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00702780

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