Savita Bhutoria Author
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Sickle cell carriers
Hematology Division, Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx NY, USA
Savita Bhutoria belongs to Department of Medicine intrested in the field Abnormal hemoglobins; Hemoglobin E; Hemoglobin J; Sickle cell carriers; Indian tribe; Chhattisgarh; Endemic malaria form Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx NY, USA
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Author(s): Devendra Lingojwar, Pramod Gupta, Savita Bhutoria, Sarita Lingojwar, Nikhil Mishra, Anil Kumar
Prevalence of different abnormal hemoglobins (Hb) in Indian tribal and nontribal population groups is well established. Sickle cell hemoglobin (HbS) is mostly concentrated in Central and South Indian states, whereas HbD and Hb E is mostly found in North-North-West and North-North-East states respectively. HbJ, an alpha globin gene variant, is earlier reported in North India whereas; its presence in the tribal Chhattisgarh state is not well understood. HbE, a beta-globin gene variant was earlier reported in North Eastern states of India. Prevalence of both these abnormal hemoglobins in the... view moreĀ»