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Application of molecular genetics in public health: improved follow-up in a neonatal hemoglobinopathy screening program.
Biochemical medicine and metabolic biology - 1 Jun 1994
Zhang Y H, McCabe L L, Wilborn M, Therrell B L, McCabe E R
Abstract excerpt
Newborn screening for the hemoglobinopathies has been shown to reduce morbidity and mortality, particularly for sickle cell anemia, by facilitating initiation of penicillin prophylaxis by 4 months of age. The purpose of the current investigation was to determine whether molecular genetic follow-up testing could be introduced into a neonatal hemoglobinopathy screening program and, if successfully introduced,...
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