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Integration of targeted sequencing and pseudo-tetraploid genotyping into clinically assisted decision support for β-thalassemia invasive prenatal diagnosis.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2023
Jia Wenguang, Shi Jiying, Zhu Hengying, Wu Xiaojing, Ling Yayun, Chen Ping
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The high prevalence of β-thalassemia indicates the severe medical burden in Guangxi province in China. Millions of thousands of prenatal women with healthy or thalassemia-carrying fetuses received an unnecessary prenatal diagnosis. We designed a prospective single-center proof-of-concept study to evaluate the utility of a noninvasive prenatal screening method in the stratification of beta-thalassemia...
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