Development of a rapid and accurate immunological diagnostic method for alpha-thalassaemia screening

Alpha thalassaemia is a major genetic disorder that affects the production of aglobin chain of the haemoglobin commonly found in Southeast Asia. As a result of defective a-globin chain synthesis, individuals with this disorder show varying degree of anaemia due to ineffective erythropoiesis and haem...

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Main Author: Lai, Choon Ming
Other Authors: Gan, Yik Yuen
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/20315