Article
[Prevalence of hemoglobin variants in quilombola communities in the state of Piauí, Brazil].
Ciencia & saude coletiva - 1 Nov 2017
Soares Leonardo Ferreira, Lima Eleonidas Moura, Silva José Alexsandro da, Fernandes Suenia Soares, Silva Keyla Malba da Costa, Lins Sarah Pereira, Damasceno Bolivar Ponciano Goulart de Lima, Verde Roseane Mara Cardoso Lima, Gonçalves Marilda de Souza
Abstract excerpt
Hemoglobin variants (Hb) result from mutations in globin genes, with amino acid substitution in the polypeptide chain. Among the most common structural variants are HbS, HbC, HbD and HbE. The S hemoglobin gene is a high frequency gene across America and Brazil, where it is more frequent in the Southeast and Northeast. The scope of this article is to investigate the presence of hemoglobin variants in 15 quilombos...
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