Triagem neonatal para hemoglobinopatias: um estudo piloto em Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil / Neonatal screening for hemoglobinopathies: a pilot study in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Cad. saúde pública
; 18(3): 833-841, maio-jun. 2002.
Article
em Pt
| LILACS
| ID: lil-330924
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BR526.1
RESUMO
This study was conducted to establish the frequency of hemoglobinopathies among newborns undergoing screening tests for metabolic diseases at the University Hospital (Hospital de ClÝnicas) in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Testing for abnormal hemoglobins was performed by isoelectric focusing electrophoresis on agarose gel with blood obtained by heel stick and applied to filter paper. For confirmatory testing of abnormal neonatal screening, a venopuncture blood sample was obtained from the infant and parents and then submitted to hemoglobin electrophoresis on cellulose acetate at pH 8.6 and citrate agar at pH 6.2. A total of 1,615 subjects were studied 20 samples showed the Hb S pattern and six samples showed Hb C. Thus, frequency of the sickle cell gene was 1.2 and that of the Hb C gene was 0.4, regardless of race or origin. These data suggest that the inclusion of universal neonatal screening for hemoglobinopathies in the ongoing projects for the detection of phenylketonuria and congenital hypothyroidism has many advantages and should be considered in health programs.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Triagem Neonatal
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Doença da Hemoglobina C
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Anemia Falciforme
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Newborn
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
Pt
Revista:
Cad. saúde pública
Assunto da revista:
SAUDE PUBLICA
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TOXICOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2002
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Brasil