Screening for thalassaemia in pregnant women: a laboratory perspective
Aim: To investigate whether in Malaysia, a mean corpuscular volume (MCV) less than 80 f1 and mean corpuscular haemoglobin (MCH) less than 27 pg will identify carriers in pregnant women with severe forms of thalassaemia, α-thal 1 (α°) and classical β (β°)- thalassaemia. The results from this study wi...
Main Authors: | George, Elizabeth, Khoo, S. K., Abu Bakar, Mokhtar, Umar, Nor Aini |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia
2005
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Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/41145/1/Screening%20for%20thalassaemia%20in%20pregnant%20women%20a%20laboratory%20perspective.pdf |
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