TABLE 1.
Newborn screening results from January 1988 to June 2003
| Hemoglobin pattern | Interpretation | Number | Percentage* |
|---|---|---|---|
| FA | Normal | 8142 | 84.6 |
| FAS | Sickle cell trait | 1012 | 10.5 |
| FAC | HbC trait | 386 | 4.0 |
| FS or FSA | Sickle cell anemia or HbS-beta0-thalassemia or HbS-beta+-thalassemia | 37 | 0.4 |
| FSC | HbSC disease | 35 | 0.4 |
| FC | HbCC or HbC-beta0-thalassemia | 7 | 0.07 |
| Total | 9619 | 100 |
*
Percentages do not add up to 100% due to rounding. FA Presence of fetal hemoglobin (HbF) and adult Hb (HbA); FAC Presence of HbF, HbA and HbC; FAS Presence of HbF, HbA and HbS, with HbA and HbS in approximately equal proportions or a quantity of HbA greater than that of HbS; FC Presence of HbF and HbC, and absence of HbA; FS Presence of HbF and HbS, and absence of HbA; FSA Presence of HbF, HbS and HbA, with the amount of HbA being less than that of HbS; FSC Presence of HbF, HbS and HbC, and absence of HbA; HbSC Sickle-HbC