Distribution of hemoglobinopathies and thalassemias in Qatari Nationals seen at Hamad Hospital in Qatar

Qatar Medical Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 20-24

  Fawzi, Zainab O ^a   Al Hilali, A ^a   Fakhroo, N ^a   Al Bin Ali, A ^a   Al Mansour, S ^a  

^a HAMAD MEDICAL CORPORATION   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Hemoglobinopathies and thalassemia; Qatari population

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN C; HEMOGLOBIN D; HEMOGLOBIN E; HEMOGLOBIN F; HEMOGLOBIN S; HEMOGLOBIN VARIANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHORESIS; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENETIC DISORDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; QATAR; SAUDI ARABIA; THALASSEMIA; THALASSEMIA MAJOR; THALASSEMIA MINOR;

EID: 0042388440     PISSN: 02538253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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