Absence of atypical haplotype and presence of Senegal haplotype sickle cell disease in African-descent population in the northern Brazil

Introduction: Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is the most severe form of sickle cell disease; it presents variants that are called haplotypes βS. There are five major haplotypes βS gene: Arab-Indian/Saudi, Senegal, Benin, Bantu, and Camaroon. Objective: Characterize the presence of haplotypes in patients w...

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Main Authors: Rafael E. Nascimento, Natália M. Castelo, Adriana C. Bueno, Larissa Mescouto, Artemis S. N. Rodrigues
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica 2015-04-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-24442015000200099&lng=en&tlng=en