Thalassemia and hemoglobinopathies in pregnant Lao women: Carrier screening, prevalence and molecular basis

Annals of Hematology

Volumn 87, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 647-654

  Savongsy, Onekham ^a,b   Fucharoen, Supan ^b   Fucharoen, Goonnapa ^b   Sanchaisuriya, Kanokwan ^b   Sae ung, Nattaya ^b  

^a College of Health Technology ^*  (Laos)

^b KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Hemoglobinopathies; Lao population; Thalassemia; Thalassemia screening

Indexed keywords

2,6 DICHLOROPHENOLINDOPHENOL; GENOMIC DNA; HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN E;

ADULT; ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; DNA DETERMINATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMAN; LAOS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; OSMOTIC FRAGILITY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THAILAND; THALASSEMIA;

2,6-DICHLOROINDOPHENOL; ADULT; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEMOGLOBIN E; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMANS; LAOS; MASS SCREENING; OSMOTIC FRAGILITY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THALASSEMIA;

EID: 46949111212     PISSN: 09395555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00277-008-0490-z     Document Type: Article

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