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Prenatal diagnosis of beta-thalassemia in Southern Punjab, Pakistan.

Prenatal diagnosis - 1 Oct 2006

Baig Shahid Mahmood, Azhar Ayesha, Hassan Hammad, Baig Jamshaid Mahmood, Aslam Muhammad, Ud Din Mohammad Amin, Qureshi Javed Anver, Zaman Tariq

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Pakistan has a large population of more than 150 million people with an overall carrier frequency of approximately 5.6% for beta-thalassemia. Punjab is the largest province of the country having more than 50% of the population. The state of beta-thalassemia is alarming as consanguinity is very hi...

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PMID: 16821247
DOI: 10.1002/pd.1523

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