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Distribution of α-globin gene mutation in the regions studied
| Samples | Number of samples having mutation (total number of samples analysed), % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regions | Total | ||||
| VNS | CHG | JHD | BHR | ||
| Suspected samples (592) | 32 (189), 16.9 | 61 (149), 40.3 | 50 (202), 24.8 | 16 (52), 30.7 | 159 (592), 26.7 |
| Controls (347) | 8 (111), 7.2 | 18 (81), 22.3 | 14 (98), 14.3 | 6 (57), 10.5 | 46 (347), 13.2 |
| Total (939) | 40 (300)13.3 | 79 (230), 33.9 | 64 (300), 21.3 | 22 (109), 20.2 | 205 (939), 21.8 |
