August 2011

Tribal distribution of haemoglobinopathies in a Sudanese patient population

Haemoglobin (Hb) abnormalities are inherited disorders in the globin chains when the haem group is in the normal state. They are mostly autosomal recessive abnormalities and common worldwide, particularly within the malarial regions of Africa. This study aimed to identify abnormal Hb stratified tribe by tribe within a cohort of Sudanese patients attending the Khartoum Teaching Hospital between March and July 2005....

Author(s): Abozer Y. Elderdery, Babiker A. Mohamed, Alan J. Cooper, Gavin Knight and  Jeremy Mills

August 2011

HLA-DQA1 and -DQB1 genotyping in Individuals with family history of gastritis

The study is aimed examining HLA-DQA1 and HLA-DQB1 genotyping in individuals (patients and controls) with family history of gastritis. This study was carried out in College of Medicine, University of Basrah. HLA-DQA1 and HLA-DQB1 genotyping was done in College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnpeg, Canada during the period from 17 April, 2009 to 15 July, 2010. A total of 100 patients [41 males and 59 females...

Author(s): Nibras S. Al-Ammar, Ihsan Al-Saimary, Saad S. H. Hamadi and Ma Luo