Open AccessA demographic prevalence of β Thalassemia carrier and other hemoglobinopathies in adolescent of Tharu population
Author(s) -
Nitu Nigam,
Rashmi Kushwaha,
Geeta Yadav,
Prithvi Singh,
Nitin Gupta,
Bhupendra Singh,
Monica Agrawal,
Pooran Chand,
Shailendra K. Saxena,
Madan Lal Brahma Bhatt
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_879_20
Subject(s) - medicine , thalassemia , pediatrics , beta thalassemia , population , environmental health
Hemoglobinopathies and thalassemias are the commonest single gene disorders in India. In Terai region of India, Hemoglobinopathies and thalassemias are the most common in the Tharu community. Therefore, in this study, we aim to evaluate the Hb variant analysis of hemoglobinopathies and thalassemias in a Tharu population in Lakhimpur Kheri Districts of Uttar Pradesh, India.