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Pre-Marital Screening for Thalassaemia – Legal, Social and Technical Obstacles


Article Information

Title: Pre-Marital Screening for Thalassaemia – Legal, Social and Technical Obstacles

Authors: Zeeshan Hussain, Saqib Ansari

Journal: National Journal of Health Sciences

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Publisher: National Institute of Blood Disease Welfare Society

Country: Pakistan

Year: 2018

Volume: 3

Issue: 2

Language: en

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Abstract

Pre-marital or carrier screening before marriage conventionally refers to detect defective or diseased genes causing autosomal or X-linked recessive genetic diseases in the offspring, having significant morbidity and reduced life expectancy in the progeny. Despite miraculous advancements in medical sciences, most of the genetic disorders still remain a challenge for the medical scientist in term of cure.


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