Prevalence and hematological profile of β-thalassemia and sickle cell anemia in four communities of Surat city

Indian Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 167-171

  Bhukhanvala, Dipal ^a   Gupte, Snehalata ^a   Patel, Ankur ^a   Shah, Avani ^a   Sorathiya, Smita ^a  

^a Surat Raktadan Kendra and Research Centre   (India)

Author keywords

thalassemia trait; Dhodia Patel; Kachhiya Patel; Modh Bania; Muslim; sickle cell trait; Surat

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A2;

ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC TRAIT; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; PREVALENCE; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA;

EID: 84866509363     PISSN: 09716866     EISSN: 1998362X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-6866.100752     Document Type: Article

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