The prevalence and spectrum of α and β thalassaemia in Guangdong Province: implications for the future health burden and population screening

Xu, Xiaoyan; Zhou, Yuqiu; Luo, Gaoxing; Liao, Can; Zhou, Minghao; Y. Chen, Peter; Lu, Jianbo; Jia, Shiqi; Xiao, Gaoxi; Shen, Xuhui; J, Li; P Chen, H; Xia, Yayi; Wen, Yuhan; Mo, Qiuhua; D Li, W; Y Li, Y; W Zhuo, L; Q Wang, Z; J Chen, Y; Qin, Chuan; Zhong, Min

doi:10.1136/jcp.2003.014456

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The prevalence and spectrum of α and β thalassaemia in Guangdong Province: implications for the future health burden and population screening

Published in Journal of Clinical Pathology • Apr 27, 2004

Authors:

Xiaoyan Xu

Yuqiu Zhou

Gaoxing Luo

Abstract

AIM: Thalassaemia is a good candidate disease for control by preventive genetic programmes in developing countries. Accurate population frequency data are needed for planning the control of thalassaemia in the high risk Guangdong Province of southern China. METHODS: In total, 13397 consecutive sampl...

Subject

Population

Beta-thalassaemia

Medicine

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