Sickle-cell/beta+-thalassaemia in a Papua New Guinean: the first reported case of the sickle gene in Papua New Guinea.
We document the first case of the sickle-cell gene--Hb-S gene importation leading to Hb-S/beta-thalassaemia double heterozygosity--in the apparently previously Hb-S gene-free setting of Papua New Guinea.
Lavu
Evelyn K
EK
Division of Medical Laboratory Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Papua New Guinea, Boroko.
Oswyn
Gilchrist
G
Vince
John D
JD
D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000453:epidemiology*; D044383:Black People; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010219:Papua New Guinea / Q000453:epidemiology; D010375:Pedigree; D017086:beta-Thalassemia / Q000453:epidemiology*