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Biological and clinical presentation of patients with hemoglobinopathies attending an urban hospital in Ouagadougou: confirmation of the modification of the balance between Hb S and Hb C in Burkina Faso.
Hemoglobin - 1 May 2002
Simpore Jacques, Pignatelli Salvatore, Barlati Sergio, Musumeci Salvatore
Abstract excerpt
The incidence of hemoglobinopathies (Hb C and Hb S) is relatively high in West Africa. In order to characterize the clinical phenotypes of these hemoglobinopathies 10,166 subjects were studied for suspected hemoglobinopathies at the Laboratory of the Centre Medical Saint Camille (CMSC), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. A high rate of Hb SC (6.49%) and Hb SS (1.93%) individuals were detected at the CMSC as a consequence...
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