Abnormal Hemoglobins in Human Populations
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Abnormal Hemoglobins in Human Populations

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Abnormal Hemoglobins in Human Populations

About this book

Research on abnormal human hemoglobins (protein in blood that carries oxygen), has taught us about the inheritance, biochemistry, and distribution of these traits. This knowledge, coupled with mathematical research using computer models of population genetics, has enabled researchers to marry biological fact and genetic theory. This volume places medical understanding in an evolutionary framework. Using published data on the frequencies of abnormal hemoglobins in the world's populations, Livingston analyzes and interprets these frequencies in the light of world distribution of different forms of diseases such as malaria. He further develops the genetic theory of the evolutionary homeostasis. Livingston discusses the relation of abnormal hemoglobins to endemic malaria and, shows how natural selection pressures explain the known distribution of these traits. Where non-coinciding distributions arise, the book presents other genetic, anthropological, evolutionary, and epidemiological evidence to explain these discrepancies. This classic work remains a useful sourcebook for professors and graduate students of anthropology, genetics, epidemiology, and hematology.

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2019
Print ISBN
9781138518575
eBook ISBN
9781351534369
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Hematology

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Table of Contents
  6. Introduction to the Aldinetransaction Edition
  7. Preface
  8. List of Illustrations
  9. List of Tables
  10. I Introduction
  11. II The Abnormal Hemoglobins and Thalassemia
  12. III The Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency
  13. IV The Population Genetics of the Red Cell Defects
  14. V Selection for the Red Cell Defects
  15. VI Eastern Asia and the Pacific
  16. VII India, Tibet, Pakistan, and Ceylon
  17. VIII The Middle East and Europe
  18. IX North and West Africa
  19. X Central and East Africa
  20. XI The Americas
  21. XII Conclusions
  22. Bibliography
  23. Appendix: the frequencies of the red cell defects in human populations