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Screening for thalassemia and other hemoglobinopathies in a tertiary care hospital of West Bengal: implications for population screening.
Indian journal of public health - 1 Jan 2000
Jain Bhawna Bhutoria, Roy Rabindra Nath, Ghosh Sulekha, Ghosh Tapan, Banerjee Uma, Bhattacharya Subodh Kumar
Abstract excerpt
Hemoglobinopathies are common genetic disorders of hemoglobin, which can be prevented by population screening and offering genetic counseling. In absence of population-based screening for hemoglobinopathies, the hospital-based diagnosis register provide idea about the extent of problem in the community. The present study was undertaken to find out the burden of hemoglobinopathies and spectrum of this disorders...
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