Prenatal diagnosis for β-thalassemia major in the Iranian Province of Hormozgan

Hemoglobin

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 539-545

  Nikuei, Pooneh ^a,b,d   Hadavi, Valeh ^c   Rajaei, Minoo ^a   Saberi, Mozhgan ^a   Hajizade, Fozieh ^a   Najmabadi, Hossein ^c  

^a Social Welfare Organization   (Iran)

^b Dr Nikuei Medical Genetic Counseling Center   (Iran)

^c Kariminejad Najmabadi Pathology and Genetics Center   (Iran)

^d Genetic Counseling Center   (Iran)

Author keywords

Thalassemia ( thal); Hormozgan Province; Iran; Prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

DNA;

AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CHORION VILLUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; FETUS; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMAN; HYBRIDIZATION; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; THALASSEMIA MAJOR;

ADULT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; PARENTS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 57449095232     PISSN: 03630269     EISSN: 1532432X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03630260802508327     Document Type: Article

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