Article
A 12-year preventive program for beta-thalassemia in Northern Sardinia.
Clinical genetics - 1 Sept 1994
Longinotti M, Pistidda P, Oggiano L, Guiso L, Frogheri L, Dore F, Pardini S, Bonfigli S, Rimini E, Angioni S
Abstract excerpt
From 1980 to 1991, 6.3% of the adult population of the province of Sassari, Northern Sardinia, underwent voluntary beta-thalassemia screening. Of the 28,000 subjects examined, 15.7% proved to be heterozygotes for beta-thalassemia. In addition, the screening of 7500 students in 26 villages in Sassari province fixed the frequency of beta-thalassemia in this part of Sardinia at 10.4%. Of the 539 couples at risk to...
Topics
- Genetic Counseling
- Genetic Testing
- Humans
- Italy
- Phenotype
- beta-Thalassemia