Article
Molecular basis of alpha-thalassemia in Portugal.
Hemoglobin - 1 Jan 1995
Peres M J, Romão L, Carreiro H, Picanço I, Batalha L, Magalhães H A, Martins M C, Lavinha J
Abstract excerpt
We have estimated the incidence and molecular basis of alpha-thalassemia in a Portuguese population, mostly from the Greater Lisbon area. In a group of 100 consecutive cord blood samples, the gene frequency of the rightward deletion (-alpha 3.7) was 0.035, and the leftward deletion (-alpha 4.2) w...
Topics
- Adult
- Africa
- Anemia, Sickle Cell
- Asia
- Base Sequence
- Europe
- Female
- Fetal Blood
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Carrier Screening
- Genetic Testing
- Genotype
- Globins
- Haplotypes
- Humans
- Incidence
- Infant, Newborn
- Male