<b>Prevalence of variant hemoglobins and thalassemias in a maroon community in Sergipe, Brazil

• Main Authors: Elizano Santos de Assis (Author), Jamille Alves Araújo (Author), Maria Izabel Ribeiro Cabral de Rezende (Author), Cristiane Costa da Cunha Oliveira (Author), Francisco Prado Reis (Author), Cláudia Moura de Melo (Author)
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• Publicado: Universidade Estadual de Maringá, 2015-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Current analysis investigates the sickle-cell syndrome among members of a maroon community (comunidade quilombola) in the state of Sergipe, Brazil. The entire population, comprising five hundred and ninety-three people, was screened. Blood samples were collected from 318 people, aged between six mon...