Loss of balancing selection in the βS globin locus

• Main Authors: Ishag Hani B (Author), Khalil Eltahir AG (Author), Elhassan Ibrahim M (Author), Elzein Abeir M (Author), Almugtaba Ibrahim A (Author), Hussain Ayman A (Author), Salih Niven A (Author), Mohammed Hiba S (Author), Kwiatkowski Dominic (Author), Ibrahim Muntaser E (Author)
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• 出版: BMC, 2010-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Probably the best example of the rise and maintenance of balancing selection as an evolutionary trend is the role of S-haemoglobin (HbS - rs334) in protecting from malaria. Yet, the dynamics of such a process remains poorly understoo...