Prevalence and mutations of β-thalassemia trait and abnormal hemoglobins in premarital screening in Çanakkale province, Turkey
The prevalence of β-thalassemia (β-thal) carriers in Turkey varies according to region but in general it is 2.0%. Çanakkale is a city in the Aegean region of Turkey but no study about β-thal frequency in Çanakkale has been published to date. In this study, we aimed to investigate the frequency of β-...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2016-06-01
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Series: | Balkan Journal of Medical Genetics |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/bjmg-2016-0004 |