title: Sickle cell-beta +-thalassaemia: a haematological and clinical study in Liberia.
abstract: Clinical and haematological features of 20 patients of several Liberian ethnic groups with sickle cell-beta +-thalassaemia are reported. Haemoglobin analysis showed increased Hb A2 values, high Hb A levels (median 25%), variable amounts of Hb F and a slight imbalance of non alpha/alpha globin chain synthesis ratios. The clinical and other haematological findings varied but the disease seems to run a relatively mild course in the majority of the patients.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004909:Erythrocyte Indices; D005260:Female; D005319:Fetal Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis; D006443:Hemoglobin A2 / Q000032:analysis; D006451:Hemoglobin, Sickle / Q000032:analysis; D006455:Hemoglobins, Abnormal / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007988:Liberia; D008297:Male; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D006451:Hemoglobin, Sickle; D006455:Hemoglobins, Abnormal; D006443:Hemoglobin A2; D005319:Fetal Hemoglobin