Incidence of Australia antigen in Ugandan subjects with sickle cell disease

dc.contributor.author	Kigonya, E
dc.date.accessioned	2013-07-05T06:13:36Z
dc.date.available	2013-07-05T06:13:36Z
dc.date.issued	1973
dc.description	A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the Masters of Medicine Degree of Makerere University	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Two hundred patients with homozygous S-haemoglobinopathy (HbSS) were assayed for Au-Ag and Au-Ab. Three (1.5%) patients had positive Au-Ag and one (0.5%) was positive for Au-Ag. The results indicate that the incidence of Au-Ag and Au-Ab, in repeatedly transfused patients with HbSS, is not higher than that of the general population. Does the sickle-cell-gene impart some indirect protection to these patients against the existence of the Au-Ag? Incidental findings were the high incidence of hepatomegaly (78.5%) and splenomegaly (6%).	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1960
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10570/1596
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.subject	Sickle cell disease	en_US
dc.subject	Sickle cell anemia	en_US
dc.subject	Hemolytic anemia	en_US
dc.subject	Meniscocytosis	en_US
dc.title	Incidence of Australia antigen in Ugandan subjects with sickle cell disease	en_US
dc.type	Thesis, masters	en_US

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