Alpha-thalassaemia

Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 215-222

  Leung, W C ^a   Leung, K Y ^b   Lau, E T ^b   Tang, M H Y ^b   Chan, V ^c  

^a KWONG WAH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b TSAN YUK HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Alpha thalassaemia; Haemoglobin (Hb) Bart's; Pre implantation genetic diagnosis; Prenatal diagnosis; Screening

Indexed keywords

ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHINA; DISEASE SEVERITY; EUROPE; FETUS HYDROPS; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC TRAIT; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; NEWBORN DEATH; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRENATAL SCREENING; SOUTHEAST ASIA; STILLBIRTH; UNITED STATES;

ALPHA-THALASSEMIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PREGNANCY; PREIMPLANTATION DIAGNOSIS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 44649172367     PISSN: 1744165X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.siny.2008.02.006     Document Type: Article

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