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Haemoglobinopathies.
Prenatal diagnosis - 1 Dec 1996
Old J
Abstract excerpt
The inherited haemoglobinopathies are a heterogeneous group of recessive disorders that include the thalassaemias and sickle cell disease. Nearly a thousand mutant alleles have now been characterized. The mutations are regionally specific and in most cases the geographical and ethnic distributions have been determined providing the foundation for a programme of control through screening, genetic counselling and...
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