Authors: V Deyde B Lo I Khalifa B Ly A Ball S Fattoum
Publish Date: 2002/05/17
Volume: 81, Issue: 6, Pages: 320-321
Abstract
We performed a study of hemoglobin in 700 blood donors attending the Centre Hospitalier National de Nouakchott in Mauritania We detected 116 cases of anomalies corresponding to a global prevalence of 166 The analysis of the samples studied showed that 723 of the donors were Blacks and 287 were White Maurs Maures blancs In the Black population the prevalence of hemoglobinopathies is 2144 whereas among the White Maurs it is 447 In this study the six ethnic groups that constitute the Mauritanian population were also represented in the sample but with different numbersWe noted some differences in the repartition of anomalies among these groups The hemoglobin anomalies that were found are sickle cell anemia βthalassemia and δvariant all in heterozygous form Geographical repartition revealed that the hemoglobin abnormalities are mostly encountered in the Southeast and the Southwestern parts of the country which could be considered areas of high risk for hemoglobinopathies
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