Molecular epidemiology of β-thalassemia in Pakistan: Far reaching implications

Indian Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 193-197

  Ahmed, Muhammad ^a   Ahmed, Masood ^a   Ansari, Saqib ^a   Ansari, Iqra ^a   Ashraf, Mushtaq ^a   Bohray, Muneera ^a   Shamsi, Tahir ^a   Farzana, Taseem ^a   Perveen, Kousar ^a   Erum, Sajida ^a   Raza, Faizan ^a  

^a National Institute of Blood Diseases   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Gene frequency; genetic epidemiology; prenatal diagnosis; thalassaemia prevention

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHORION VILLUS SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; PAKISTAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 84866513315     PISSN: 09716866     EISSN: 1998362X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-6866.100762     Document Type: Article

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