Congenital Anemias in Macau

Congenital Anemias in Macau

The implementation of a Primary Health Care system in Macau has created the need to study the prevalence of Congenital Anemias in the population to facilitate the planning of measures needed for their control. Blood samples from 3815 women attending the antenatal clinics were screened for β-thalasse...

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Veröffentlicht in:Hemoglobin 1988, Vol.12 (5-6), p.637-643
Hauptverfasser: Tamagnini, G. P., Kuam, B., Fai, Y. K.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Anemia - congenital
Anemia - epidemiology
China - ethnology
Female
Fetal Blood
Hemoglobins, Abnormal - analysis
Humans
Macau
Mass Screening
Pregnancy
Thalassemia - epidemiology
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Zusammenfassung:The implementation of a Primary Health Care system in Macau has created the need to study the prevalence of Congenital Anemias in the population to facilitate the planning of measures needed for their control. Blood samples from 3815 women attending the antenatal clinics were screened for β-thalassemia using MCH values as the preliminary test, followed by quantitation of Hb A2 and Hb F. Isoelectricfocusing was used to screen 1091 cord blood samples for the presence of Hb Bart's. The prevalence of α- and β-thalassemia carriers was found to be 6.2% and 3.6%, respectively.
ISSN:0363-0269
1532-432X
DOI:10.3109/03630268808991655