Absence of atypical haplotype and presence of Senegal haplotype sickle cell disease in African-descent population in the northern Brazil

• Main Authors: Rafael E. Nascimento (Author), Natália M. Castelo (Author), Adriana C. Bueno (Author), Larissa Mescouto (Author), Artemis S. N. Rodrigues (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica, 2015-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Introduction: Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is the most severe form of sickle cell disease; it presents variants that are called haplotypes βS. There are five major haplotypes βS gene: Arab-Indian/Saudi, Senegal, Benin, Bantu, and Camaroon. Objective: Characterize the presence of haplotypes in patients w...