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Molecular prenatal diagnosis of thalassemia in Taiwan.
International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics - 1 May 2000
Chern S R, Chen C P
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Thalassemia is a highly prevalent genetic disorder in Taiwan. The major goal of this study was to present a feasible protocol for the prenatal diagnosis of thalassemia. METHOD: Prenatal investigation of thalassemia was performed on 57 at-risk cases at the Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. We developed a method using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and high-throughput DNA sequencing to detect...
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