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Problems in determining thalassemia carrier status in a program for prevention and control of severe thalassemia syndromes: a lesson from Thailand.
Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine - 1 Aug 2013
Viprakasit Vip, Limwongse Chanin, Sukpanichnant Sathein, Ruangvutilert Pornpimol, Kanjanakorn Chompunut, Glomglao Waraporn, Sirikong Monchan, Utto Witayakarn, Tanphaichitr Voravarn S
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BACKGROUND: Prevention and control of severe β thalassemia by carrier detection and identification of couples at risk in developed countries is one of the most successful stories in modern medicine. Similar programs in developing countries especially Southeast Asia, are more problematic because both α and β thalassemias are highly prevalent. In Thailand, there are limited data on whether we could determine, based...
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