Molecular defects in the beta-globin gene identified in different ethnic groups/populations during prenatal diagnosis for beta-thalassemia: a Malaysian experience
beta- thalassemia is the most-common genetic disorder of hemoglobin synthesis in Malaysia, and about 4.5 of the population are heterozygous carriers of the disorder. Prenatal diagnosis was performed for 96 couples using the Amplification Refractory Mutation System and Gap-Polymerase Chain Reaction....
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2004
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/3719/1/Molecular_defects_in_the_beta-globin_gene_identified.pdf |