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Nineteen years study of beta-thalassaemia in Slovakia.
Central European journal of public health - 1 Dec 2012
Fábryová Viera, Babusík Pavol, Laluhová-Striezencová Zuzana, Drakulová Monika, Oslancová Martina, Macichová Martina, Sakalová Adriana
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Beta-thalassaemia is a congenital disorder caused by point mutations in a haemoglobin beta-globin chain. The heterozygous form produces microcytosis and normal iron levels, however, haemoglobin electrophoresis shows elevated amounts of haemoglobin A2 and eventually foetal haemoglobin F as well. METHODS: Between 2005-2011, in three centres in Slovakia, carriers of beta-thalassaemic genes or other...
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