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Nationwide carrier detection and molecular characterization of β-thalassemia and hemoglobin E variants in Bangladeshi population.
Orphanet journal of rare diseases - 15 Jan 2020
Noor Farjana Akther, Sultana Nusrat, Bhuyan Golam Sarower, Islam Md Tarikul, Hossain Mohabbat, Sarker Suprovath Kumar, Islam Khaleda, Khan Waqar Ahmed, Rahman Mujahida, Qadri Syeda Kashfi, Shekhar Hossain Uddin, Qadri Firdausi, Qadri Syed Saleheen, Mannoor Kaiissar
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BACKGROUND: ß-thalassemia is one of the most common inherited blood disorders in the world and a major deterrent to the public health of Bangladesh. The management of thalassemia patients requires lifelong frequent blood transfusion and the available treatment options are unsatisfactory. A national policy on thalassemia prevention is mandatory in Bangladesh. However, precise and up-to-date information on the...
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