Relationship between the prevalence of hemoglobin S and the ethnic background of blood donors in Paraná state
ABSTRACTIntroduction:Hemoglobin S (HbS) is one of the most common inherited hematological disorders in humans. In Brazil, the sickle-cell disease (SCD) has significant epidemiological importance due to its prevalence and the morbidity-mortality and, therefore, it has been identified as a matter of p...
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| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica
2015-08-01
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| Series: | Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-24442015000400212&lng=en&tlng=en |