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Distribution of alpha thalassaemia gene variants in diverse ethnic populations in malaysia: data from the institute for medical research.
International journal of molecular sciences - 10 Sept 2013
Ahmad Rahimah, Saleem Mohamed, Aloysious Nisha Sabrina, Yelumalai Punithawathy, Mohamed Nurul, Hassan Syahzuwan
Abstract excerpt
Alpha thalassaemia is highly prevalent in the plural society of Malaysia and is a public health problem. Haematological and molecular data from 5016 unrelated patients referred from various hospitals to the Institute for Medical Research for α thalassaemia screening from 2007 to 2010 were retrieved. The aims of this retrospective analysis were to describe the distribution of various alpha thalassaemia alleles in...
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