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Epidemiology of Thalassemia in Gulf Cooperation Council Countries: A Systematic Review.

Amani K Abu-ShaheenHumariya HeenaAbdullah NofalDoaa A AbdelmoetyAbdulrahman AlmataryMohammed AlsheefIsamme AlFayyad
Published in: BioMed research international (2020)
Despite the premarital screening and genetic counseling (PMSGC) program for thalassemia, the incidence of high-risk couple marriages in GCC countries cannot be effectively diminished. This study suggested that the PMSGC program should adopt more attention for the high-risk areas, to enhance the level of consciousness about the hemoglobinopathy diseases and the consequences of consanguinity among the at-risk couple.
Keyphrases
  • quality improvement
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  • working memory
  • genome wide
  • gene expression
  • copy number
  • dna methylation
  • human immunodeficiency virus
  • antiretroviral therapy
  • men who have sex with men