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Molecular basis and prenatal diagnosis of β-thalassemia among Balouch population in Iran.
Prenatal diagnosis - 1 Aug 2011
Miri-Moghaddam E, Zadeh-Vakili A, Rouhani Z, Naderi M, Eshghi P, Khazaei Feizabad A
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the molecular spectrum of β-thalassemia mutations among at-risk Balouch couples in Iran. METHODS: Mutations' detection in DNAs extracted from the blood of partners of at-risk couples was characterized, and chorion villus sampling by amplification refractory mutation system and DNA sequencing was performed. Fetal diagnosis was also confirmed by linkage analysis. RESULTS: Out of a total of...
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