Shine & Lal index as a predictor for early detection of β-thalassemia carriers in a limited resource area in Bandung, Indonesia
Abstracts Background Thalassemia is the most common inherited disease in the world, involving α- or β-globin in red blood cells. Thalassemia cases rank fifth in the list of national catastrophic diseases in Indonesia; however, nationwide screening for thalassemia carriers is not yet mandatory. This...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-08-01
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| Series: | BMC Medical Genetics |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12881-019-0868-x |