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Molecular Epidemiology and Hematologic Characterization of Thalassemia in Guangdong Province, Southern China.
Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis - 1 Jan 2000
Xian Jiajia, Wang Yanchao, He Jianchun, Li Shaoying, He Wenzhi, Ma Xiaoyan, Li Qing
Abstract excerpt
Introduction: About 2% of the population in the world are carriers of the thalassemia gene. Thalassemia is highly prevalent in Southern China, and traditional clinical testing methods would cause missed diagnosis of partial static thalassemia. Here, we reviewed and summarized a set of simple and clinically feasible thalassemia detection protocols adopted by the Prenatal Diagnosis and Reproductive Center of our...
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