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Haemoglobin F levels in healthy Nigerian adults.
West African journal of medicine - 1 Jun 2003
Kotila Taiwo R, Shokunbi Wuraola A
Abstract excerpt
Sickle Cell disease is a major genetic disorder in tropical Africa; its severity is often ameliorated by the presence of high levels of HbF, which is genetically determined. HbF was assessed in healthy Nigeria adults using the two minutes alkali denaturation method of Betke. The subjects studied included twenty-six males and twenty-four females all with HbA this was compared with twenty heterozygotes (HbAS). The...
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