Hemoglobin Variants in Western Kenya

Document Type

Article

Authors

A G. Kendall, University of Nairobi Medical School and Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya, and McGill University, Montreal, Canada
N K.M Leeuw, University of Nairobi Medical School and Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya, and McGill University, Montreal, Canada
N Ouna, University of Nairobi Medical School and Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
P Hira, University of Nairobi Medical School and Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya

Abstract

The bloods of 1800 western Kenyans were screened for hemoglobin variants by electrophoresis on cellulose acetate. Variants encountered, besides Hb S, included Hbs O-ARAB, STANLEYVILLE II, A2', BABINGA, FLATBUSH, KENYA and P-NILOTIC. There were no examples of/3-thalassemia or Hb C. These findings are relevant to the origins and movements of the East African population studied.

Recommended Citation

Kendall, A G.; Leeuw, N K.M; Ouna, N; and Hira, P (1980) "Hemoglobin Variants in Western Kenya," Human Biology: Vol. 52: Iss. 1, Article 8.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/humbiol/vol52/iss1/8