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[Abnormal haemoglobins in the newborn human population of Costa Rica].
Revista de biologia tropical - 1 Sept 2008
Abarca Gabriela, Navarrete Marta, Trejos Rafael, de Céspedes Carlos, Saborío Manuel
Abstract excerpt
Hemoglobinopathies are hereditary autosomic recessive diseases. A total of 70 943 samples of whole blood collected by heel prick in filter paper (S&S 903) from throughout Costa Rica (October 2005-October 2006) were analyzed to detect variants of hemoglobin by the iso-electric focusing technique. Eight hundred ninety one cases presented some variant, for a frecuency of 1/79. Five cases are homozygous for...
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