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A community-based study of common hereditary blood disorders in Oman

Author(s) -

A. A. Al Riyami

Publication year - 2001

Publication title -

eastern mediterranean health journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.442

H-Index - 47

eISSN - 1687-1634

pISSN - 1020-3397

DOI - 10.26719/2001.7.6.1004

Subject(s) - medicine , glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency , blood disorder , glucosephosphate dehydrogenase deficiency , population , pediatrics , demography , prevalence , glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase , environmental health , biology , dehydrogenase , enzyme , biochemistry , sociology

Weassessed the prevalence of three common hereditary blood disorders [sickle-cell and beta-thalassaemia traits and glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency] among the Omani population. We interviewed a representative sample of 6103 Omani households and blood samples from 6342 children aged 0-5 years were collected. About 27% of Omani males had inherited glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency [compared with 11% of females] while countrywide prevalence rates for the sickle-cell and beta-thalassaemia traits were estimated to be 5.8% and 2.2% respectively and showed no significant gender differences. There was a significant association between all three disorders and region of the country.

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