Hemoglobinopathies in newborns from Salvador, Bahia, Northeast Brazil

Hemoglobinopathies in newborns from Salvador, Bahia, Northeast Brazil

Hemoglobinopathies are hereditary disorders of the hemoglobin molecule with a high prevalence worldwide. Brazil has a prevalence of 0.1 to 0.3% of newborns with sickle cell anemia and 20.0 to 25.0% of heterozygous alpha2 thalassemia among African Brazilians. In the present study, we investigated the...

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Main Authors: Adorno Elisângela Vitória, Couto Fábio David, Moura Neto José Pereira de, Menezes Joelma Figueiredo, Rêgo Marco, Reis Mitermayer Galvão dos, Gonçalves Marilda Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2005-01-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
Subjects:
Hemoglobinopathies
Sickle Cell Anemia
Thalassemia
Newborn Infant
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