[Heterozygote thalassemias screening. Contribution of data analysis methods (author's transl)]

In order to reduce the cost of a systematic heterozygote thalassemias screening, and using a discriminant analysis, the authors propose a pre-selection performed on the erythrocytometric data. In the present conditions of applicability, the methodology we used appears to be very efficient in the pre-screening process. An electrophoresis with the determination of hemoglobin A2 is then carried out on the pre-selected individuals as a confirmation of the diagnosis.