Cord blood survey for haemoglobin Barts.
Haemoglobin electrophoresis of 50 cord bloods from neonates from the Papuan Gulf area showed 36% to have an abnormal band with the characteristic mobility of haemoglobin Barts. "Inclusion" bodies of haemoglobin H were found in the red cells of some of the mothers of these infants. These findings indicate a high incidence of alpha thalassaemia syndrome in this population.
D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000032:analysis*; D006447:Hemoglobin H / Q000032:analysis*; D006455:Hemoglobins, Abnormal / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000097:blood*
D006455:Hemoglobins, Abnormal; D006447:Hemoglobin H