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Haemoglobin genotypes: a prevalence study and implications for reproductive health in Uyo, Nigeria.

Nigerian journal of medicine : journal of the National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria - 1 Jan 2000

Umoh A V, Abah G M, Ekanem T I, Essien E M

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BACKGROUND: Haemoglobinopathies are among the most common genetic disorders worldwide, inherited as autosomal recessive disorders from healthy-carrier parents. The most common are the sickle cell disorders and the thalassaemias, occurring in people of African, Asian, South European and Middle Eastern descent. The University of Uyo Teaching hospital (UUTH), Uyo, Akwa Ibom state, Nigeria is a tertiary health...

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PMID: 20232754
DOI: 10.4314/njm.v19i1.52473

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