title: Alpha-thalassaemia in Cyprus.
abstract: The frequency of alpha-thalassaemia in Cyprus was determined with studies of haemoglobin Bart's in 1200 Greek Cypriot and 132 Turkish Cypriot newborn babies. Of the Greek newborns, 12.4%, and of the Turkish newborns, 6.8% had raised Hb Bart's (from 0.6% to 12.9% of the total haemoglobin) suggesting that they were carriers of either alpha-thalassaemia-1 or alpha-thalassaemia-2 genes. The findings suggest that the population of Cyprus has the highest frequencies of alpha-thalassaemia among Caucasian people.
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003535:Cyprus; D005787:Gene Frequency; D006115:Greece / Q000208:ethnology; D006455:Hemoglobins, Abnormal / Q000235:genetics*; D006579:Heterozygote; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000235:genetics*; D014421:Turkey / Q000208:ethnology
chemical_list: D006455:Hemoglobins, Abnormal