Trait of thalassaemia and haemoglobin E in Surabaya, Indonesia.
In order to assess the prevalence of the traits of alpha- and beta-thalassaemia as well as of haemoglobin E among Indonesians a survey was conducted in Surabaya, a city of over 3 million inhabitants in one of the most densely populated areas of Indonesia. 450 medical students representing healthy adults were examined with the following results: 18 persons (4%) harboured the beta-thalassaemia trait and 28 (6.2%) had the Hb E trait giving a gene frequency of 0.0202 and 0.0315, respectively. 10 persons (2.2%) had the alpha-thalassaemia trait.
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Department of Child Health, Medical Faculty, Airlangga University, Surabaya, Indonesia.
D000328:Adult; D002845:Chromatography; D005787:Gene Frequency; D006446:Hemoglobin E / Q000032:analysis* / Q000235:genetics; D006455:Hemoglobins, Abnormal / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007214:Indonesia; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics
D006455:Hemoglobins, Abnormal; D006446:Hemoglobin E