Article
Frequency of the sickle haemoglobin gene in Zimbabwe.
East African medical journal - 1 Mar 1994
Adewuyi J O, Gwanzura C
Abstract excerpt
The sickle haemoglobin gene (Bs gene) frequency in Zimbabwe was determined by haemoglobin electrophoresis of cord blood samples in a discontinuous alkaline buffer system on cellulose acetate strips. Samples were collected from different regions of the country including malaria-endemic and malaria...
Topics
- Blood Protein Electrophoresis
- Ethnicity
- Fetal Blood
- Gene Frequency
- Genotype
- Hemoglobin, Sickle
- Hemoglobins, Abnormal
- Humans
- Infant, Newborn
- Malaria
- Population Surveillance
- Sampling Studies
- Zimbabwe