Hemoglobinopathies in South Gujarat population and incidence of anemia in them

Indian Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 294-298

  Patel, Ankur ^a   Shah, Avani ^a   Sorathiya, Smita ^a   Gupte, Snehalata ^a,b  

^a NABH Accredited Regional Blood Transfusion Centre   (India)

^b Surat Raktadan Kendra and Research Centre   (India)

Author keywords

thalassemia trait; Hb D; Hb E; Hemoglobinopathy; Sickle cell trait; South Gujarat

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE ACETATE; HEMOGLOBIN A2;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD SAMPLING; ELECTROPHORESIS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; SCREENING; SICKLE CELL;

EID: 84875732799     PISSN: 09716866     EISSN: 1998362X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-6866.107979     Document Type: Article

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