Attitude of at-risk subjects towards preimplantation genetic diagnosis of α- and β-thalassaemias in Hong Kong

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 508-511

  Wah Hui, Pui ^a   Lam, Yung Hang ^a   Chen, Min ^a   Tang, Mary Hoi Yin ^a   Yeung, William Shu Biu ^a   Ng, Ernest Hung Yu ^a   Ho, Pak Chung ^a   Harper, Joyce ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asians; Attitude; Preimplantation diagnosis; Thalassaemia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC RISK; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HONG KONG; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUBFERTILITY;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION;

ADULT; ALPHA-THALASSEMIA; ATTITUDE; BETA-THALASSEMIA; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HOMOZYGOTE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREIMPLANTATION DIAGNOSIS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0036289563     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.387     Document Type: Article

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