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The prevalence and spectrum of alpha and beta thalassaemia in Guangdong Province: implications for the future health burden and population screening.
Journal of clinical pathology - 1 May 2004
Xu X M, Zhou Y Q, Luo G X, Liao C, Zhou M, Chen P Y, Lu J P, Jia S Q, Xiao G F, Shen X, Li J, Chen H P, Xia Y Y, Wen Y X, Mo Q H, Li W D, Li Y Y, Zhuo L W, Wang Z Q, Chen Y J, Qin C H, Zhong M
Abstract excerpt
AIM: Thalassaemia is a good candidate disease for control by preventive genetic programmes in developing countries. Accurate population frequency data are needed for planning the control of thalassaemia in the high risk Guangdong Province of southern China. METHODS: In total, 13397 consecutive samples from five geographical areas of Guangdong Province were analysed for both haematological and molecular...
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