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05.10.2019 | Correspondence

Inadequate Pre-conception Counseling is a Major Challenge for Antenatal Management of β-Thalassemia: Experience from a Referral Centre in India

verfasst von: Mitesh Shetty, Sharath Balakrishna, Sridevi Hegde

Erschienen in: Indian Journal of Hematology and Blood Transfusion | Ausgabe 2/2020

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β-Thalassemia (β-thal) is a common autosomal recessive monogenic disorder caused due to mutations in the HBB gene. It is a major public health burden in India with the prevalence ranging from 1.5 to 4% [1‐3]. The high prevalence calls for a robust system to manage β-thal in the prenatal stage. This study aimed at identifying the bottlenecks that encumber the prenatal genetic diagnosis of β-thal. …

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Titel: Inadequate Pre-conception Counseling is a Major Challenge for Antenatal Management of β-Thalassemia: Experience from a Referral Centre in India
verfasst von: Mitesh Shetty
Sharath Balakrishna
Sridevi Hegde
Publikationsdatum: 05.10.2019
Verlag: Springer India
Erschienen in: Indian Journal of Hematology and Blood Transfusion / Ausgabe 2/2020
Print ISSN: 0971-4502
Elektronische ISSN: 0974-0449
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12288-019-01206-6

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