1. Hemoglobin types in Brazilian populations.
- Author
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Salzano FM and Tondo CV
- Subjects
- Black People, Brazil, Humans, Indians, South American, Japan ethnology, Sickle Cell Trait blood, Hemoglobins analysis, Population Surveillance
- Abstract
Population surveys performed in different Brazilian ethnic groups, and comprising 23,606 subjects, disclosed, besides the common S and D types, hemoglobins G and Por to Alegre, as well as high F, A'2 and an apparently unstable A2 variant. Additional studies on isolated families revealed the occurrence of hemoglobins I, Niterói, D Punjab, M Boston and J Rovigo. Screening for sickle cells was also performed on 17,412 individuals. Detailed clinical studies on series of sickle cell anemics were also performed. Due to their special interest, the physico-chemical properties of Hb porto Alegre are reviewed in some detail.
- Published
- 1982
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