Molecular spectrum of thalassemia in tropical Hainan Island of southern China: high allele frequency with low health burden

Yanquan Lai; Fangchao Tao; Yu Zou; Min Huang; Kaiting Lin; Yang Li; Weilun Huang; Wanjun Zhou

doi:10.1016/j.jgg.2022.03.010

Volume 49 Issue 12

Dec. 2022

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Molecular spectrum of thalassemia in tropical Hainan Island of southern China: high allele frequency with low health burden

doi: 10.1016/j.jgg.2022.03.010

1. Department of Eugenics, Hainan Provincial Public Service Center of Prenatal and Postnatal Care, Haikou, Hainan 570203, China;
2. Department of Medical Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510515, China;
3. Department of Clinical Laboratory, Hainan Provincial Public Service Center of Prenatal and Postnatal Care, Haikou, Hainan 570203, China;
4. Danzhou Family Planning Service Center, Danzhou, Hainan 571799, China;
5. Department of Laboratory Medicine, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510515, China

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This work was supported by grants from the Natural Science Foundation of China (81972008) and Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation (2021A1515012585).

Received Date: 2022-02-10
Accepted Date: 2022-03-30
Rev Recd Date: 2022-03-28
Publish Date: 2022-04-06

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