Prevention
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TIF Publications
Prevention of Inherited Diseases – The Example of β-Thalassaemia (2020)
An educational brochure explaining the inheritance patterns of β-thalassaemia and the choices available for an ”at-risk” couple to have a child without the disease.
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News
JUST LANDED: The ”Prevention of Inherited Diseases – The Example of β-Thalassaemi” Educational Brochure by TIF
Prevention is the only measure that can drastically reduce the incidencies of severe haemoglobin disorders, such as β-thalassaemia. It is also what allowed countries like Greece, Italy and Cyprus to go from…
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Scientific Literature
Update in Laboratory Diagnosis of Thalassemia
Alpha- and β-thalassemias and abnormal hemoglobin (Hb) are common in tropical countries. These abnormal globin genes in different combinations lead to many thalassemic diseases including three severe thalassemia diseases, i.e.,…
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Scientific Literature
Need for a Universal Thalassemia Screening Programme in India? A Public Health Perspective
Thalassemia is one of the significant public health concerns as the carrier rate and disease numbers are increasing worldwide. The increase in number is because of consanguineous marriage which has…
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TIF Publications
Prevention and Diagnosis of Haemoglobinopathies: A Short Guide for Health Professionals and Laboratory Scientists (2016)
Author: Old J. Reviewed by: Angastiniotis M., Petrou M., Traeger-Synodinos J.
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