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The Prevalence and Spectrum of α-Thalassemia in Guizhou Province of South China.
Hemoglobin - 1 Jan 2015
Huang Sheng-Wen, Xu Yin, Liu Xing-Mei, Zhou Man, Li Gui-Fang, An Bang-Quan, Su Li, Wu Xian, Lin Jing
Abstract excerpt
α-Thalassemia (α-thal) is one of the most prevalent genetic diseases in the world and is especially frequent in tropical and subtropical regions, including South China. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and spectrum of α-thal in Guizhou Province as this information was unknown. A total of 40 α-thal carriers were determined in 1219 newborn umbilical cord blood samples by hemoglobin (Hb)...
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