Sickle Cell Anaemia, Genetic Variations, and the Slave Trade to the United States
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8978169 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Walter A Schroeder (California Institute of Technology, corresponding author), Edwin S Munger (California Institute of Technology), Darleen Powars (Southern California University for Professional Studies), Darleen R Powars |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 163-180 |
| Publication date | 1990-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of African History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-8537 • E-ISSN: 1469-5138 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0021853700024981 |
| OpenAlex | W2011882655 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 20 |
Examination of the DNA of individuals with sickle cell anaemia who reside in various geographical areas in Africa has led to the conclusion that the gene for this genetic disease arose separately in three different locations. Similar studies of sickle cell anaemia patients in the United States provide considerable information about the frequency in the United States of these three genetic variations. On the basis of such data, it is possible to estimate the percentage of slave imports from a given African locale into the United States. When this is done, there is general concordance with previous conclusions from such sources as language studies, shipping data, etc
Biology · Concordance · Disease · Environmental health · Genealogy · Genetic data · Geography · Locale (computer software · Pathology · Sickle cell anemia · Sociology · Computer Science · Demography · Forensic and Genetic Research · Genetics · Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders · History · Iron Metabolism and Disorders · Medicine
| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 1996 - 2019 (24) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |