Haemoglobin disorders among Southeast-Asian refugees in France.
Haemoglobin disorders were studied among Southeast-Asian refugees (Vietnamese, Cambodians and Laotians). Phenotypic haemoglobin investigations and genotypical studies concerning the alpha loci were carried out. Most of the observed cases of microcytosis were related to a thalassaemic defect. High prevalence of Hb E and alpha-thalassaemia were found.
D001210:Asia, Southeastern / Q000208:ethnology; D005602:France; D006239:Haplotypes; D006453:Hemoglobinopathies / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D010641:Phenotype; D012036:Refugees