Hemoglobin S and some other hemoglobinopathies in Eti-Turks.
Frequencies of various hemoglobinopathies were examined in a total of 1,922 individuals of Eti-Turk origin by electrophoretical techniques. Hemoglobin A2 (Hb A2) and hemoglobin F (Hb F) determinations were also performed in 651 and 1,642 cases, respectively. Mean hemoglobin S (Hb S) frequency was found to be 15.3%. Variations among the different age groups were insignificant. Hemoglobin E (Hb E) and beta-thalassemia frequencies wer 0.47 and 1.23%, respectively. Hemoglobin Hacettepe and hemoglobin D were found once. Red cell glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency was found in 6.5% of males.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D006451:Hemoglobin, Sickle; D006453:Hemoglobinopathies / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000453:epidemiology; D014421:Turkey
D006451:Hemoglobin, Sickle