Abnormal haemoglobins among pregnant women from Mozambique.
In a survey of 601 pregnant women in Mozambique, 34 (5.6%) were sickle cell trait carriers. Beta thalassaemia trait did not appear to be common. There was a slight rise in Hb F values in 49 women of the type reported previously in early pregnancy.
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D005260:Female; D005319:Fetal Hemoglobin / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005787:Gene Frequency; D006455:Hemoglobins, Abnormal / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D009073:Mozambique; D011247:Pregnancy; D012805:Sickle Cell Trait / Q000235:genetics; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000235:genetics
D006455:Hemoglobins, Abnormal; D005319:Fetal Hemoglobin