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| rdf:type | |
| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
22
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1983-12-17
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| pubmed:abstractText |
A survey of the thalassaemias has been undertaken in the Greek community of Cape Town. In a sample of 250 persons 3 were found to have the alpha-thalassaemia trait, and its prevalence can therefore be estimated to be 1,2%. Neither haemoglobin H disease nor homozygous alpha-thalassaemia was encountered, but 2 persons with homozygous beta-thalassaemia (thalassaemia major) who were not part of the survey were traced through the Western Province Blood Transfusion Service. Twenty-three of the 250 subjects were found to have heterozygous beta-thalassaemia (thalassaemia minor), the prevalence of which could be calculated at 9,2%, with a gene frequency of 0,046. The thalassaemias therefore warrant consideration whenever an individual of Greek stock in Cape Town presents with an anaemia.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Nov
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| pubmed:issn |
0256-9574
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:day |
19
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| pubmed:volume |
64
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
860-3
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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| pubmed:meshHeading | |
| pubmed:year |
1983
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Thalassaemia in the Greek community of Cape Town.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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