Problems in determining thalassemia carrier status in a program for prevention and control of severe thalassemia syndromes: A lesson from Thailand

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1605-1614

  Viprakasit, Vip ^a   Limwongse, Chanin ^a   Sukpanichnant, Sathein ^a   Ruangvutilert, Pornpimol ^a   Kanjanakorn, Chompunut ^a   Glomglao, Waraporn ^a   Sirikong, Monchan ^a   Utto, Witayakarn ^a   Tanphaichitr, Voravarn S ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

and thalassemia mutations; double heterozygote for and thalassemia; hemoglobin electrophoresis; red blood cell parameters

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN ALPHA CHAIN; HEMOGLOBIN BETA CHAIN;

ADULT; ALLELE; ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THAILAND; THALASSEMIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALPHA-THALASSEMIA; BETA-GLOBINS; BETA-THALASSEMIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SYNDROME; THAILAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883001554     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/cclm-2013-0098     Document Type: Article

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