Should we screen for globin gene mutations in blood samples with mean corpuscular volume (MCV) greater than 80 fL in areas with a high prevalence of thalassaemia?

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 317-320

  Chan, L C ^a   Ma, S K ^a   Chan, A Y Y ^a   Ha, S Y ^a   Waye, J S ^b   Lau, Y L ^a   Chui, D H K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Genetic counselling; Globin gene mutation; Mean corpuscular volume; Screening; Thalassaemia

Indexed keywords

GLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN E;

ADULT; ARTICLE; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALASSEMIA;

CHINA; ERYTHROCYTE INDICES; GLOBINS; HEMOGLOBIN E; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MUTATION; PREVALENCE; THAILAND; THALASSEMIA;

EID: 0035057577     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.54.4.317     Document Type: Article

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