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Hb E/β-thalassemia: the second most common cause of transfusion-dependent thalassemia in the Gwalior-Chambal region of Central India.
Hemoglobin - 1 Jan 2012
Kumar Rakesh, Sharma Dharmesh C, Kishor Purnima
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With around 7,500 β-thalassemia (β-thal) births in India annually, preventive measures such as pre marital counseling and prenatal diagnosis are needed to decrease the incidence of the disease in the country. The predominant mutant alleles vary from the Middle East through India to Sri Lanka, as well as in different regions within a state in India. In the present study, involving the characterization of mutations...
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