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[Prevalence and molecular analysis of α-thalassemia in preschool children in Chongqing city].
Zhonghua xue ye xue za zhi = Zhonghua xueyexue zazhi - 1 May 2014
Yu Jie, Xian Ying, Yao Xiuyun, Xiao Jianwen, Liu Haiyan, Chen Shiping, Zhang Lei, Zhang Yumei, Qin Zhenzi, Fan Rong, Zhong Xiaoyun
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the incidence and the gene mutation frequencies and patterns of α-thalassemia in preschool children in Chongqing city. METHODS: Cluster random sampling was used. A total of 1057 preschool children in three areas of Chongqing were screened by using routine blood test and hemoglobin electrophoresis analysis. Molecular analysis carried out for all the samples. RESULTS: Of the 1057 samples,...
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