Prevalence of hemoglobinopathies in the Brazilian adult population: National Health Survey 2014-2015.
Luiz Gastão RosenfeldNydia Strachman BacalMaria Alice Martins CuderAlanna Gomes da SilvaIsis Eloah MachadoCimar Azereido PereiraMaria de Fatima Marinho de SouzaDéborah Carvalho MaltaPublished in: Revista brasileira de epidemiologia = Brazilian journal of epidemiology (2019)
The most prevalent hemoglobinopathies were the sickle cell trait and minor thalassemia, and were predominate among light- and dark-skinned black people. The study helps in identifying hemoglobinopathies and in genetic counseling in pre-conception.