Premarital Hemoglobinopathy Screening in Kayseri: A City in Middle Anatolia Region of Turkey

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Karakukcu C., Kocer D., TORUN Y. A., KARAKÜKCÜ M., YOKUS O., Ozdemir M. A., ...More

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY ONCOLOGY, vol.34, no.2, 2012 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 34 Issue: 2
• Publication Date: 2012
• Doi Number: 10.1097/mph.0b013e3182370bdf
• Journal Name: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY ONCOLOGY
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Keywords: premarital screening, hemoglobinopaty, beta-thalassemia trait
• Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: The aim of the present study was to report the frequency of beta-thalassemia trait and other hemoglobinopathies in Kayseri province, which is located in Middle Anatolia of Turkey, as part of the premarital screening program.