Prenatal diagnosis of β-thalassemia by reverse dot-blot hybridization in Southern China

Hemoglobin

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 365-370

  Li, Dongzhi ^a   Liao, Can ^a   Li, Jian ^a   Huang, Yining ^a   Xie, Xingmei ^a   Wei, Jiaxue ^a   Wu, Shaoqing ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU MATERNAL AND NEONATAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Thalassemia (thal); Prenatal diagnosis; Reverse dot blot

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BIRTH; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DOT HYBRIDIZATION; FEMALE; FETUS; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GENE MUTATION; HETEROZYGOTE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PROGENY; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

BETA-THALASSEMIA; CHINA; CHORIONIC VILLI SAMPLING; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; POINT MUTATION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 33746262984     PISSN: 03630269     EISSN: 1532432X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03630260600755625     Document Type: Article

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