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Molecular epidemiological study of alpha- and beta-thalassemia in Sihui city.
Di 1 jun yi da xue xue bao = Academic journal of the first medical college of PLA - 1 Jul 2003
Tan Jin-rong, Li Wen-jun, Ma Jian-ying, Mo Qiu-hua, Li Li-yun, Jia Shi-qi, Lao Xiong-wu, Li Li-yan, He Ru-qiao, Xu Xiang-min
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate alpha- and beta-thalassemia (alpha- and beta-thal) gene frequencies and gene mutation spectrum in the population of Sihui City. METHODS: The umbilical cord blood samples from 1 007 neonates and peripheral blood samples from 1 524 apparently healthy adults for pre-marriage health check in Sihui city were collected for molecular epidemiologic study of alpha- and beta-thal respectively. The...
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