title: Distribution of abnormal hemoglobins and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase variants in 1200 school children of Bahia, Brazil.
abstract: School children from Bahia, Brazil were studied for hemoglobin and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase electrophoretic variants. Eighty-nine heterozygotes Hb AS and 41 Hb AC were identified out of 1200 children. In a subsample of 369 male children there were 38 Gd A-, 38 Gd A, and six Gd Med. An example of Gd MG was identified and evidence is added to the suggestion that this allele is not rare in Brazil.
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D005787:Gene Frequency; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005954:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase / Q000378:metabolism*; D006455:Hemoglobins, Abnormal / Q000032:analysis*; D006579:Heterozygote; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D044469:Racial Groups
chemical_list: D006455:Hemoglobins, Abnormal; D005954:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase