Red cell glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency and haemoglobin variants among ten endogamous groups of Maharashtra and West Bengal
✍ Scribed by S. L. Kate; B. N. Mukherjee; K. C. Malhotra; M. A. Phadke; G. S. Mutalik; G. S. Sainani
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1978
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 200 KB
- Volume
- 44
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-6717
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✦ Synopsis
Over 900 individuals from ten endogamous groups in the Indian states of Maharashtra and West Bengal were studied for G-6-PD deficiency and haemoglobin variants. The incidence of G-6-PD varied from nil to 17.3%, while that of Hb-S varied from nil to 22.3%. In general, the tribal populations of Maharashtra are characterized by the presence of a high incidence of both Hb-S and G-6-PD deficiency. The caste Hindus showed an absence of Hb-S and rather low G-6-PD deficiency. Immigrant Parsis possessed the highest incidence of G-6-PD deficiency (17.3%).