Regional Prevalence of Hemoglobin C Across Saudi Arabia: An Epidemiological Survey

• Main Authors: Mansour Aljabry (Author), Suha Sulimani (Author), Ghazi Alotaibi (Author), Hassan Aljabri (Author), Shaker Alomary (Author), Izzeldin Adam (Author), Omar Aljabri (Author), Mansour Khater Alzahrani (Author), Abdulrahman Alsultan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Springer, 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Introduction HbC is a common structural hemoglobinopathy especially in West Africa. Prevalence and regional distribution of HbC in Saudi Arabia are widely undocumented. Patients with homozygous HbC disease may have mild hemolytic anemia whereas combination with hemoglobin S (HbS) leads to a...