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Prenatal diagnosis of β-thalassemia and other hemoglobinopathies in southwestern Turkey.
Hemoglobin - 1 Jan 2011
Mendilcioglu Inanc, Yakut Sezin, Keser Ibrahim, Simsek Mehmet, Yesilipek Akif, Bagci Gulseren, Luleci Guven
Abstract excerpt
Our aim was to evaluate the prenatal diagnosis of β-thalassemia (β-thal) and other hemoglobinopathies in a region with high frequency. After detection by premarital or antenatal screening, 312 patients underwent 420 prenatal diagnostic procedures for 407 fetuses in a 10-year period. Fetal samples were collected by chorionic villi sampling (CVS) in the first trimester and amniocentesis and cordocentesis in the...
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