Research Article
Neonatal Screening for Sickle Cell Disease in Congo
Table 4
Distribution of abnormal Hb chromatographic profiles in newborns according to departments between November 2019 and March 2020.
| | Department FAS | Heterozygous profile | MSS profile | | FAC, n (%) | FS, n (%) | FSA, n (%) | FSE, n (%) |
| | Bouendza | 13 (100) | — | 1 (50) | 1 (50) | — | | Brazzaville | 293 (98.32) | 5 (1.68) | 8 (38.1) | 13 (61.9) | — | | Cuvette Centrale | 32 (100) | — | — | — | — | | Cuvette-Ouest | 16 (100) | — | — | 2 (100) | — | | Kouilou | 4 (100) | — | — | — | — | | Lekoumou | 12 (100) | — | — | — | — | | Likouala | 6 (100) | — | — | — | — | | Niari | 44 (100) | — | 1 (50) | 1 (50) | — | | Plateau | 22 (100) | — | — | 1 (100) | — | | Pointe Noire | 81 (100) | — | 4 (44.44) | 4 (44.44) | 1 (11.11) | | Pool | 29 (100) | — | — | 2 (100) | — | | Sangha | 6 (100) | — | — | — | — | | Total | 558 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 1 |
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6 cases of unidentified Hb variant and 1 Hb FASD; FSA and FSa profile. |
