© Kamla-Raj 2005                                                                         J. Hum. Ecol., 17(2): 157-158 (2005)

 

 

Occurrence of b - Thalassaemia Among the Sindhi Community of

Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh (Central India)

 

P.L. Pande, M.P.S.S. Singh and N.K. Choudhary

 

Regional Medical Research Centre for Tribals (Indian Council of Medical Research),

P.O: Garha, Jabalpur 482 003, Madhya Pradesh, India

 

KEY WORDS b-Thalassaemia. Abnormal Haemoglobin. Anaemia. Sindhi.

 

ABSTRACT The present study reports the prevalence rates of haemoglobinopathies among the Sindhi community of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. High prevalence of b-Thalassaemia trait (20.7%) is observed in this community. HbD was found with the prevalence rate of 2.3% and Sickle haemoglobin was not found in this community. The prevalence of total anaemia was higher among the b-Thalassaemia traits of this community. The reduced mean red cell indices indicate the hypochromic microcytic anaemia among b-Thalassaemia traits.

 

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