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Screening immediate family members for carrier identification and counseling: A cost-effective and practical approach

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Title: Screening immediate family members for carrier identification and counseling: A cost-effective and practical approach

Authors: Saqib Hussain Ansari , Nida Baig , Tahir Sultan Shamsi , Saif-ur-Rehman , Zeeshan Hussain Ansari , Zubaida Behar , Kousar Perveen , Sajida Erum , Zoaib Raza Bukhari , Muhammad Tahir Khan , Mohammad Akbar 

Journal: Journal of Pakistan Medical Association

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Publisher: Pakistan Medical Association.

Country: Pakistan

Year: 2012

Volume: 62

Issue: 12

Language: English

Keywords: Carriersb-thalassaemiaHb-electrophoresis

Categories
Genetic Counseling (44) Public Health (41589) Genetics (16287) Hematology (6166) Pediatrics (13616)

Abstract

Abstract


Objective: To screen immediate family members of thalassaemia patients for carrier identification and counselling.
Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted at an urban thalassaemia treatment and prevention centre in Karachi, Pakistan, from January to December 2008, and involved 188 siblings of 100 thalassaemia patients. Complete blood count, including haemogram, was performed in the siblings. Samples with MCV

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