Article
[Clinical and hematological profile of Lepore Hemoglobin in Ivory Coast].
Medecine tropicale : revue du Corps de sante colonial - 1 Jan 1994
Sangare A, Sanogo I, Meite M, Segbena A, Toure A H, Elenga J P, Siransy L, Allangba O
Abstract excerpt
Out of 97320 hemoglobin electrophoreses performed in Abidjan between January 1976 and January 1991, all subjects with hemoglobin Lepore were isolated. This trait was identified by three techniques, i.e., alkaline pH electrophoresis, acid pH electrophoresis, and isoelectric focusing. Seventy-nine cases of hemoglobin Lepore were observed. All were heterozygotes with type HbA-Lepore (n = 54), HbC-Lepore (n = 8) or...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Anemia, Hemolytic
- Blood Protein Electrophoresis
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Chronic Disease
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Crossing Over, Genetic
- Female
- Genetic Carrier Screening