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Prevalence of thalassemia-carrier couples and fertility risk assessment.
International journal of hematology - 1 Apr 2024
Wu Liu-Song, Luo Xi, Tan Mei, Zhang Li-Jun, Luo Hong-Fang, Huang Ge, Huang Pei, Chen Jindong, Chen Yan
Abstract excerpt
Thalassemia is a highly prevalent hematologic disease in Guizhou, China. This study aimed to determine the epidemiological characteristics of thalassemia in couples at childbearing age and assess the neonatal risk of thalassemia in this subpopulation. A cohort of 4481 couples at childbearing age were recruited for thalassemia carrier screening by both traditional hematological tests and next-generation...
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