Antenatal screening for haemoglobinopathies: current status, barriers and ethics

Summary Sickle cell disease (SCD) and thalassaemia are genetic disorders that are caused by errors in the genes for haemoglobin and are some of the most common significant genetic disorders in the world, resulting in significant morbidity and mortality. Great disparities exist in the outcome of thes...

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Veröffentlicht in:	British journal of haematology 2019-11, Vol.187 (4), p.431-440
Hauptverfasser:	Chakravorty, Subarna, Dick, Moira C
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Blood diseases Ethics Genetic disorders Hematology Hemoglobin Morbidity prenatal diagnosis Sickle cell disease thalassaemia Thalassemia
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