Molecular study and prenatal, diagnosis of α and β-thalassemias in Chinese

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 5-15

  Ko, Tsang Ming ^a   Xu, Xiangmin ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

thalassemia; thalassemia; Genetic counseling; Molecular characterization; Prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN F; HEMOGLOBIN H;

ALLELE; ALPHA THALASSEMIA; BETA THALASSEMIA; CHINESE; DOT HYBRIDIZATION; FETUS; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; POPULATION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRENATAL SCREENING; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; TAIWAN;

ALPHA-THALASSEMIA; BETA-THALASSEMIA; CHINA; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MUTATION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; TAIWAN;

EID: 0031886857     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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