<b>Prevalence of variant hemoglobins and thalassemias in a maroon community in Sergipe, Brazil

Current analysis investigates the sickle-cell syndrome among members of a maroon community (comunidade quilombola) in the state of Sergipe, Brazil. The entire population, comprising five hundred and ninety-three people, was screened. Blood samples were collected from 318 people, aged between six mon...

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Main Authors: Elizano Santos de Assis, Jamille Alves Araújo, Maria Izabel Ribeiro Cabral de Rezende, Cristiane Costa da Cunha Oliveira, Francisco Prado Reis, Cláudia Moura de Melo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Maringá 2015-07-01
Series:Acta Scientiarum. Health Sciences
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Online Access:http://186.233.154.254/ojs/index.php/ActaSciHealthSci/article/view/23444