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Combine-ARMS: a rapid and cost-effective protocol for molecular characterization of beta-thalassemia in Malaysia.
Genetic testing - 1 Jan 2001
Tan K L, Tan J A, Wong Y C, Wee Y C, Thong M K, Yap S F
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Beta-thalassemia major patients have chronic anemia and are dependent on blood transfusions to sustain life. Molecular characterization and prenatal diagnosis of beta3-thalassemia is essential in Malaysia because about 4.5% of the population are heterozygous carriers for beta-thalassemia. The hig...
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