A molecular epidemiologic study of thalassemia using newborns' cord blood in a multiracial Asian population in Singapore: results and recommendations for a population screening program

DNA technology provides a new avenue to perform neonatal screening tests for single-gene diseases in populations of high frequency. Thalassemia is one of the high-frequency single-gene disorders affecting Singapore and many countries in the malaria belt. The authors explored the feasibility of using...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology 2004-12, Vol.26 (12), p.817-819
Hauptverfasser:	Kham, S K, Yin, Shirley Kham Kow, Quah, Thuan Chong, Loong, Ai Mei, Tan, Poh Lin, Fraser, Angus, Chong, S S, Chuan, Samuel Chong Siong, Yeoh, A E, Eng-Juh, Allen Yeoh
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	alpha-Thalassemia - epidemiology alpha-Thalassemia - ethnology alpha-Thalassemia - genetics beta-Thalassemia - epidemiology beta-Thalassemia - ethnology beta-Thalassemia - genetics China - ethnology DNA Mutational Analysis Ethnic Groups Female Fetal Blood Genotype Humans India - ethnology Infant, Newborn Malaysia - ethnology Male Neonatal Screening Phenotype Polymerase Chain Reaction Singapore - epidemiology
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