Prevalence of Haemoglobin Variants and Haemoglobinopathies in a Single Paediatric Centre in Southern India: A Retrospective Cross-sectional Study

• Main Authors: B VINODH KUMAR (Author), Pramila kadiyala (Author), Menaka Shanthi Kandasamy (Author), P Pon mala (Author), Papathi Sadago (Author), C Ravichandran (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JCDR Research and Publications Pvt. Ltd., 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Introduction: Haemoglobinopathies are qualitative disorders of Haemoglobin (Hb) resulting from structural defects in the amino acid sequence of one of the globin chains, whereas, thalassaemia results from quantitative defects in the synthesis of one or more of the globin chain subunits of the Hb tet...