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Characterization of beta-thalassaemia mutations in 57 beta-thalassaemia families seen at Lucknow.
The Indian journal of medical research - 1 Sept 1994
Agarwal S, Naveed M, Gupta U R, Kishore P, Agarwal S S
Abstract excerpt
As an initial step towards establishing prenatal diagnostic service for beta-thalassaemia in the state of Uttar Pradesh, we have investigated the prevalence of five common mutations reported from India in 57 families, each with an index patient of thalassaemia major, by amplification refractory mutation system (ARMS). Thirtyone of the 57 families (54.3%) hailed from Uttar Pradesh; 11 (19.3%) from Sindh in...
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