Evaluation of haematological findings in 50 Bahraini patients with sickle cell disease and in some of their parents.
AUTOR(ES)
Buhazza, M A
RESUMO
The haematological findings in 50 Bahrainis with sickle cell disease are reported. This establishes the existence of the Hb S gene in Bahrain. The mean Hb F level in the Bahraini patients was 13.8%, a value lower than that encountered in sickle cell homozygotes from Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
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