Prenatal diagnosis for thalassaemia in Egypt: what changed parents' attitude?

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OBJECTIVES: To present the current status of the prenatal diagnosis services and results from the largest thalassaemia center in Egypt treating 3000 patients. Traditionally, prenatal diagnosis has not been successful in reducing the births of affected children in Egypt, because the majority of women undergoing prenatal diagnosis continued to have affected pregnancies. METHODS: Seventy-one pregnant mothers at risk...

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