[Screening for hemoglobinopathies at a knowledge center in Copenhagen. Resources should be allocated to solve a growing health problem in the Nordic countries].

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Increased immigration to the nordic countries of people from areas in which hemoglobinopathies are common diseases has resulted in an increased frequency of individuals heterozygous for serious hemoglobin disorders such as beta-thalassemia and sickle cell disease. Thus, in Copenhagen County, about 4 per cent of the immigrants from these countries are carriers of one of these diseases. A center for...

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