title: Thalassaemia in Cyprus.
abstract: Frequencies of the thalassaemias in Cyprus were examined by a survey of hospital inpatients and haematological investigations of adult and newborn population samples. The data indicate that 15% of the Greek and Turkish Cypriots are carriers of beta-thalassaemia genes, while 10% of the population carry alpha-thalassaemia genes. These are the highest frequencies of thalassaemia genes found today in any Caucasian population.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D003535:Cyprus; D004592:Electrophoresis, Starch Gel; D005828:Genetics, Population; D006115:Greece; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011634:Public Health; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics; D014421:Turkey
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins