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01-04-2020 | Anemia | Correspondence

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

Authors: Mitesh Shetty, Sharath Balakrishna, Sridevi Hegde

Published in: Indian Journal of Hematology and Blood Transfusion | Issue 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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Title: Inadequate Pre-conception Counseling is a Major Challenge for Antenatal Management of β-Thalassemia: Experience from a Referral Centre in India
Authors: Mitesh Shetty
Sharath Balakrishna
Sridevi Hegde
Publication date: 01-04-2020
Publisher: Springer India
Keywords: Anemia
Thalassemia
Published in: Indian Journal of Hematology and Blood Transfusion / Issue 2/2020
Print ISSN: 0971-4502
Electronic ISSN: 0974-0449
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12288-019-01206-6

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