Screening for Thalassemia Carrier Status in Pregnancy and Pre-Natal Diagnosis.
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2015-09
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This hospital-based study reports the results of antenatal
screening for thalassemia in pregnant women visiting a hospital in
Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. Eighty-eight (5.9%) of 1500 women
screened for thalassemia had thalassemia trait. Twenty at-risk
couples were identified and two fetuses were detected to be
having thalassemia major.
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Abortion, Pregnancy, Prenatal diagnosis
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Gupta Vidit, Sharma Pramod, Rakesh, Amandeep Minhas, Kumar Anjani. Screening for Thalassemia Carrier Status in Pregnancy and Pre-Natal Diagnosis. Indian Pediatrics. 2015 Sept; 52(9): 808-809.