Molecular variants and clinical importance of beta-thalassaemia traits found in the state of Orissa, India.

doi:10.1179/102453309X439845

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Molecular variants and clinical importance of beta-thalassaemia traits found in the state of Orissa, India.

Hematology (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - 1 Oct 2009

Nishank Sudhansu Sekhar, Ranjit Manoranjan, Kar Shantanu K, Chhotray Guru Prasad

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Prevention of beta thalassaemia implies knowledge of the molecular spectrum occurring in the population at risk. This knowledge is necessary, especially when a prevention protocol is applied to a multiethnic population. For this purpose, we carried out molecular analysis of 431 beta thalassaemia...

Topics

Female
Hemoglobins, Abnormal
Humans
India
Male
Mutation
Quantitative Trait Loci
beta-Thalassemia

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