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The occurrence of Hb E Saskatoon in Scotland

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The finding of several examples of Hb E Saskatoon in the Orkney Islands, in Edinburgh and in individuals of Scottish descent in Canada but nowhere else, suggests that the original mutation occurred in Scotland, perhaps in the Orkneys.

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  1. British Museum (Natural History), London

    D. Tills, V. Muir & A. Warlow

  2. The Galton Laboratory, University College London, London

    D. A. Hopkinson

  3. Medical Research Council Abnormal Haemoglobin Unit, University Department of Biochemistry, Cambridge

    P. A. Lorkin, M. A. F. El-Hazmi & H. Lehmann

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Tills, D., Muir, V., Warlow, A. et al. The occurrence of Hb E Saskatoon in Scotland. Hum Genet 33, 179–180 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00281893

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