
Prevalence of thalassaemia in schoolchildren in north-eastern Badia, Jordan / Babiker, M.M.;Bashir, N.;Sarsour, N.
Tác giả : Babiker, M.M.;Bashir, N.;Sarsour, N.
Năm xuất bản : 1999
Chủ đề : 1. alpha-Thalassemia. 2. Anemia, Iron-Deficiency. 3. beta-Thalassemia. 4. Genetic Screening. 5. Sex Distribution. 6. Students. 7. Thalassemia.
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Tóm tắt : | 1165-1170 The prevalence of the different types of thalassaemia and that of iron deficiency anaemia was investigated in 1020 schoolchildren [age range: 6-15 years] from the north-eastern Badia region of Jordan. beta-thalassaemia minor was the most prevalent [3.04%], followed by alpha 2-thalassaemia [2.06%]. Only three cases of alpha 1-thalassaemia and one case of beta-thalassaemia major were found. Iron deficiency anaemia was diagnosed in 54 children [5.3%] [33 males, 21 females]. The mean values of the blood characteristics of the normal, haemoglobinopathic and iron-deficient children were examined and compared |
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