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

Elizano Santos de Assis; Jamille Alves Araújo; Maria Izabel Ribeiro Cabral de Rezende; Cristiane Costa da Cunha Oliveira; Francisco Prado Reis; Cláudia Moura de Melo

doi:10.4025/actascihealthsci.v37i2.23444

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

Elizano Santos de Assis Universidade Tiradentes
Jamille Alves Araújo Universidade Tiradentes
Maria Izabel Ribeiro Cabral de Rezende Universidade Tiradentes
Cristiane Costa da Cunha Oliveira Universidade Tiradentes
Francisco Prado Reis Universidade Tiradentes
Cláudia Moura de Melo Universidade Tiradentes

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4025/actascihealthsci.v37i2.23444

Resumen

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 months and fifty years, who underwent a solubility test to assess the presence of HbS, followed by Sickle-Cell Test to confirm its presence. Results revealed that 2.2% of the three hundred and eighteen people tested have hemoglobin HbS in their blood; 57% have type HbAS and 43% have a combination between thalassemia and heterozygous with a variable percentage of HbS ranging between 24.9 and 37.9%. Blood sampling revealed that only five out of the 318 people belonged to different families. Results are highly relevant for public health policies on the sickle-cell syndrome and its management.

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Elizano Santos de Assis, Universidade Tiradentes

Nurse. Master in Health and the Environment by Tiradentes University (UNIT ), Assistant Professor I, Department of Nursing, Tiradentes University (UNIT )

Jamille Alves Araújo, Universidade Tiradentes

Odontologist. Master in Health and the Environment Tiradentes University (UNIT ), Institute of Technology and Research ( ITP )

Maria Izabel Ribeiro Cabral de Rezende, Universidade Tiradentes

Nurse. Student of the Graduate Program in Health and Environment Tiradentes University (UNIT ) Program

Cristiane Costa da Cunha Oliveira, Universidade Tiradentes

Odontologist. PhD in Public Health from the University of Pernambuco. Researcher of LPPS - ITP, Tiradentes University (UNIT). Professor, Master of Health and Environment , University Tiradentes (UNIT )

Francisco Prado Reis, Universidade Tiradentes

Medical. Postdoctoral Fellow in Biological Sciences at the Pasteur Institute in Lyon - France, Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Tiradentes University (UNIT)

Cláudia Moura de Melo, Universidade Tiradentes

Biologist. PhD in Parasitology from the State University of Campinas - UNICAMP , Full Professor I (DSP I) Program Postgraduate Health and Environment , Tiradentes University (UNIT ), coordinator of the Laboratory of Molecular Biology of the ITP - LPPS Tiradentes University (UNIT )

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2015-07-01

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Assis, E. S. de, Araújo, J. A., Rezende, M. I. R. C. de, Oliveira, C. C. da C., Reis, F. P., & Melo, C. M. de. (2015). <b>Prevalence of variant hemoglobins and thalassemias in a maroon community in Sergipe, Brazil. Acta Scientiarum. Health Sciences, 37(2), 211-216. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascihealthsci.v37i2.23444

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Vol. 37 Núm. 2 (2015)

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Saúde Coletiva

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