Prenatal diagnosis of β-thalassemia: 12 years' experience at a single laboratory in Pakistan

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 27, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 1224-1227

  Ahmed, Suhaib ^a  

^a ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Thalassemia; Misdiagnosis; Pakistan; Prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CHORION VILLUS SAMPLING; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; PAKISTAN; PATERNITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BETA-THALASSEMIA; CHORIONIC VILLI SAMPLING; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PAKISTAN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 37349096565     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.1878     Document Type: Article

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