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Spectral detection of thalassemia: a preliminary study.
Journal of biomedical science - 29 Mar 2014
Alsalhi M S, Algahtani Farjah H, Devanesan S, Vijmasi V Trinka, Jeyaprakash K, Alsaeed Abbas H, Masilamani V
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BACKGROUND: Thalassemias (Thal) are forms of inherited autosomal recessive blood disorders arising out of mutations in the chromosomes 11 or 16. These disorders lead to poor oxygen delivery to blood vessels and consequent splenomegaly, bone deformities, and shorter life spans. The most common detection methods for Thal are complete blood count (CBC) followed by electrophoresis and molecular diagnosis methods,...
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