Heterogeneity in α-thalassemia interactions in Malays, Chinese and Indians in Malaysia

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 540-546

  Wee, Yong Chui ^a   Tan, Kim Lian ^a   Chow, Teresa Wai Ping ^a   Yap, Sook Fan ^a   Tan, Jin Ai Mary Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Antenatal diagnosis; Deletional thalassemia; Hemoglobin Constant Spring; Molecular analysis; Multiracial population

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLOBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENOTYPE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RACE; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALPHA-THALASSEMIA; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA; FEMALE; GLOBINS; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC;

EID: 30344477633     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2005.00333.x     Document Type: Article

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