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Hb Stanleyville-II [α78(EF7)Asn→Lys (α2); HbA2: c.237C>A]: incidence of 1:11,500 in a newborn screening program in Brazil.
Hemoglobin - 1 Jan 2012
Silva Marcilene Rezende, Sendin Shimene Mascarenhas, Pimentel Fernanda Silva, Velloso-Rodrigues Cibele, Romanha Álvaro José, Viana Marcos Borato
Abstract excerpt
Almost 3 million babies were tested in a newborn screening program in Minas Gerais, Brazil (1998-2008); 128 who have S-like hemoglobins (Hbs) were tested for the β(S) allele and 112 were identified through polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) or sequencing. Hb Stanleyville-II [α78(EF7)Asn→Lys (α2); HbA2: c.237C>A] was present in 96 children (85.7%), two in a homozygous...
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