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Thalassaemia in Sri Lanka: implications for the future health burden of Asian populations. Sri Lanka Thalassaemia Study Group.
Lancet (London, England) - 4 Mar 2000
de Silva S, Fisher C A, Premawardhena A, Lamabadusuriya S P, Peto T E, Perera G, Old J M, Clegg J B, Olivieri N F, Weatherall D J
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BACKGROUND: Thalassaemias pose an increasing problem for the Indian subcontinent and many Asian countries. We analysed the different types of thalassaemia in the Sri Lankan population, surveyed gene frequencies in schoolchildren, and estimated the burden of disease and requirements for its control. METHODS: We analysed blood samples from patients attending clinics in nine hospitals and defined the different types...
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