Research Article
Hemoglobin Disorders in South India
Table 1
Distribution of hemoglobin disorders in adults and children.
| | Disorder | 12 years and less (%) | More than 12 years (%) |
| | β-thalassemia trait | 4.7 | 35 | | HbE trait | 3.6 | 19.5 | | Homozygous HbE | 2.3 | 16.5 | | HbS trait | 0.7 | 4.6 | | HbE β-thalassemia | 1.8 | 2.7 | | HbS β-thalassemia | 0.7 | 1.8 | | β-thalassemia major | 2.3 | — |
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