Thalassaemia in Sri Lanka: implications for the future health burden of Asian populations

Thalassaemias pose an increasing problem for the Indian subcontinent and many Asian countries. We analysed the different types of thalassaemia in the Sri Lankan population, surveyed gene frequencies in schoolchildren, and estimated the burden of disease and requirements for its control. We analysed...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Lancet (British edition) 2000-03, Vol.355 (9206), p.786-791
Hauptverfasser:	de Silva, Shanthimala, Fisher, CA, Premawardhena, A, Lamabadusuriya, SP, Peto, TEA, Perera, Gayathri, Old, JM, Clegg, JB, Olivieri, Nancy F, Weatherall, DJ
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anemias. Hemoglobinopathies Biological and medical sciences Blood Diseases of red blood cells Genetics Hematologic and hematopoietic diseases Medical disorders Medical research Medical sciences Tropical medicine
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