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Prevalence of Beta Thalassemia Trait in Denizli.
Beta thalassemia, characterized by the deficiency or the absence of beta globulin production, is the most widespread inherited disorder in the world and is also common in Turkey. To determine the prevalence of carriers for beta thalassemia, we screened the couples before their marriage. For this aim, from 1994 to 1999, a total of 14.200 people were screened. The complete blood count and red blo...
متن کامل'NESTROFT'--an effective screening test for beta thalassemia trait.
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of NESTROFT (Naked Eye Single Tube Red Cell Osmotic Fragility Test) as a screening tool for detection of beta thalassemia trait. DESIGN Prospective study. SETTING Field camps in various parts of Gujarat and Maharashtra States. METHODS A total of 2525 subjects were screened. NESTROFT, complete hemogram including red cell indices and calculation of Mentzer...
متن کاملA Search for Beta Thalassemia Trait in India
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متن کاملFrequency of beta-thalassemia trait in families of thalassemia major patients, Lahore.
BACKGROUND Thalassemia major is one of the most common genetic disorders in Pakistan and over five thousand new patients are added in the pool annually. This familial disease has both medical and social implications, and therefore there is a need to assess the magnitude of beta-Thalassemia trait amongst family members of Thalassemia major patients. METHODS This cross-sectional descriptive stu...
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100 patients with beta-thalassemia trait, comprised of 55 men and 45 women, participated in a study to measure serum lipoproteins. The results were compared with the data obtained from 100 control subjects of the same age and sex. A significantly lower level of mean serum total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol, and a much higher level of HDL cholesterol were obtained in beta-thalassemia trai...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Professional Medical Journal
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1024-8919,2071-7733
DOI: 10.29309/tpmj/18.4347