Large Scale Screening for Hemoglobinopathies, Utilizing Electrophoresis.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Boggs, Dane R.; Giorgio, Anthony J.
- Source
- American Journal of Public Health; Oct1974, Vol. 64 Issue 10, p993-995, 3p
- Subject
- Hemoglobinopathy
Hemoglobin polymorphisms
Sickle cell anemia
Electrophoresis
Diseases in African Americans
Blood diseases
Blood testing
Medical screening
Pittsburgh (Pa.)
Pennsylvania
- Language
- ISSN
- 00900036
The article investigates the effectiveness of the large scale screening program for detection of hemoglobinopathies by the Sickle Cell Society Inc. and the Black Athletes Foundation Research in Sickle Cell Anemia in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Blood samples from more than 3,700 black people were obtained and undergone to hemoglobin electrophoresis. It was found out that 8.3 percent of the subjects had showed an average incidence of sickle cell trait. Moreover, the authors stress that the large scale screening program aids in determining sickle cell diseases among black Americans.