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Screening of concurrent alpha-thalassaemia 1 in beta-thalassaemia carriers.
The Medical journal of Malaysia - 1 Jun 2006
Chong Y M, Tan J A M A, Zubaidah Z, Rahimah A, Kuldip K, George E
Abstract excerpt
Thalassaemia is an inherited blood disorder and is a significant public health problem in Malaysia, with many not knowing they carry the gene for thalassaemia. The two major forms are alpha and beta thalassaemia. An individual can co-inherit both the alpha and beta thalassaemia genes. This study determined the frequency of concurrent carriers of alpha thalassaemia in 231 beta thalassaemia carriers. Gap-PCR was...
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