Prevalence of β-thalassaemia and sickle cell traits in premarital screening in Al-Qassim, Saudi Arabia

Genetic Counseling

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 211-218

  El Tayeb, E N H ^a   Yaqoob, Muhammad ^b   Abdur Rahim, K ^c   Gustavson, K H ^d  

^a Buraydah Central Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING EDWARD MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^c Directorate General of Health Affairs   (Saudi Arabia)

^d UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

thalassaemia trait carriers; Genetic counseling; Premarital screening; Prevalence; Sickle cell trait carriers

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN S;

ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; SAUDI ARABIA; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA;

ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; BETA-THALASSEMIA; CONSANGUINITY; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; MALE; PRECONCEPTION CARE; PREVALENCE; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 46949096502     PISSN: 10158146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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