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ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2020

A demographic prevalence of β Thalassemia carrier and other hemoglobinopathies in adolescent of Tharu population.

Nitu Nigam, Rashmi Kushwaha, Geeta Yadav, Prithvi K Singh, Nitin Gupta, Bhupendra Singh, Monica Agrawal, Pooran Chand, Shailedra K Saxena, Madan Lal Brahma Bhatt

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Nitu NigamDepartment of Center for Advance Research (Cytogenetics Lab), King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Rashmi KushwahaDepartment of Pathology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Geeta YadavDepartment of Pathology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Prithvi K SinghDepartment of Center for Advance Research (Cytogenetics Lab), King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Nitin GuptaDepartment of Center for Advance Research (Cytogenetics Lab), King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Bhupendra SinghDepartment of Clinical Hematology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Monica AgrawalDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Pooran ChandDepartment of Prosthodontics, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Shailedra K SaxenaDepartment of Center for Advance Research, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Madan Lal Brahma BhattDepartment of Vice Chancellor, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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Abstract

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aimsHemoglobinopathies and thalassemias are the commonest single gene disorders in India. In Terai region of India, Hemoglobinopathies and thalassemias are the most common in the Tharu community. Therefore, in this study, we aim to evaluate the Hb variant analysis of hemoglobinopathies and thalassemias in a Tharu population in Lakhimpur Kheri Districts of Uttar Pradesh, India. MATERIALS AND

methodsTotal 493 individuals were recruited in this study. The demographic details and blood samples were collected from different location at Kheri district during mega health camp. Hb variant analysis was performed by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) system beta thalassemia short program in BIO-RAD VARIANT.

resultsOut of 493, 108 (21.9%) individual suffers with abnormal haemoglobinopathies. In which β-thalassemia trait is the commonest haemoglobinopathy (12.98%), followed by HbE trait (7.50%), and compound heterozygous HbS/β-Thalassemia trait (1.42%) in overall population. The HbF was significantly greater in HbS heterozygous (1.45 ± 1.41), whereas mean HbA2 was significantly greater in β-Thalassemia trait (5.17 ± 1.36).

conclusionThe high incidence of hemoglobinopathies and thalassemias were observed in Tharu community in Lakhimpur Kheri districts of Uttar Pradesh, Indian.

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Hemoglobinopathieshigh performance liquid chromatographysickle cell anemiathalassemiaTharu community

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