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Screening Extended Families for Genetic Hemoglobin Disorders in Pakistan | Researchclopedia

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Screening Extended Families for Genetic Hemoglobin Disorders in Pakistan

2002211 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Suhaib Ahmed · Armed Forces Institute of Pathology

Mohammed Saleem · Armed Forces Institute of Pathology

Bernadette Modell · University College London

Mary Petrou · The Royal Free Hospital

Abstract

Testing of extended families is a feasible way of deploying DNA-based genetic screening in communities in which consanguineous marriage is common.

Topics & Keywords

Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences Iron Metabolism and Disorders

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Partnerships for the goals

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 347, Issue 15, pp. 1162-1168

DOI: 10.1056/nejmsa013234

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 3.74