Estudio de la frecuencia de hemoglobinopatías en las islas de San Andrés y Providencia, Colombia

María del Pilar Bernal, Alejandro Giraldo, Antonio J. Bermudez, Edith Moreno, .

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7705/biomedica.v15i1.850
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Abstract

In order to determine the frequency of hemoglobinopathies in the Colombian Caribbean Islands, a population study was done in 544 persons, 443from San Andrés and 101 from Providencia with frequencies of 12.8% and 20.8% respectively. The hemoglobinic disorders more frequently found weres HBS, HBC and p-thalassemia. The results obtained showed that hemoglobinopahies in this region represent a public health problem and reveal the origin of the population.

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  • María del Pilar Bernal Grupo de Genética, INS.
  • Alejandro Giraldo Laboratorio Nacional de Salud Samper Mattínez, INS
  • Antonio J. Bermudez Grupo de Genética, INS.
  • Edith Moreno Grupo de Química Clínica, INS
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Bernal M del P, Giraldo A, Bermudez AJ, Moreno E. Estudio de la frecuencia de hemoglobinopatías en las islas de San Andrés y Providencia, Colombia. biomedica [Internet]. 1995 Mar. 1 [cited 2024 May 16];15(1):5-9. Available from: https://revistabiomedica.org/index.php/biomedica/article/view/850
Published
1995-03-01
Issue
Vol. 15 No. 1 (1995)
Section
Original articles

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