Genes in the aetiology of oculocutaneous albinism in Sub-Saharan Africa and a possible role in tuberculosis susceptibility
ABSTRACT In southern Africa, oculocutaneous albinism (OCA) is the most common autosomal recessive disease amongst black Africans, occurring with a prevalence of approximately 1 in 3 900 individuals. OCA occurs in southern African Caucasoids with a frequency that reflects the European origins of...
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Language: | en |
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2008
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10539/5707 |