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Carrier screening for beta-thalassemia during pregnancy in India: a 7-year evaluation.

Genetic testing - 1 Jun 2008

Colah Roshan, Surve Reema, Wadia Marukh, Solanki Prakash, Mayekar Pramod, Thomas Mariamma, Gorakshakar Ajit, Dastur Adi, Mohanty Dipika

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AIM: Premarital screening for beta-thalassemia is not widely acceptable in India; hence, we evaluated the effectiveness of antenatal screening and counseling over 7 years. METHODS: 61,935 pregnant women were screened using the single-tube osmotic fragility test during their first antenatal visit. Individuals who were positive were investigated further for diagnosis of beta-thalassemia and other abnormal...

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PMID: 18439108
DOI: 10.1089/gte.2007.0066

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