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UNTIL quite recently hæmoglobins S and E were believed to be confined only to Eti-Turks in Turkey. The incidence of sickling among Eti-Turks was found to be 16.8 per cent1. Therefore, numerous cases of sickle cell anæmia and sickle cell thalassæmia disease were observed in this community2.
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AKSOY, M. Hæmoglobins S and E in Turkish People. Nature 193, 786–787 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/193786a0
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