Misdiagnosis of homozygous alpha-thalassaemia 1 may occur if polymerase chain reaction alone is used in prenatal diagnosis.

Ko, T M; Tseng, L H; Hwa, H L; Hsu, P M; Li, S F; Chu, J Y; Lu, P J; Lee, T Y; Chuang, S M

Ko, T M; Tseng, L H; Hwa, H L; Hsu, P M; Li, S F; Chu, J Y; Lu, P J; Lee, T Y; Chuang, S M.

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Ko TM; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.

Prenat Diagn ; 17(6): 505-9, 1997 Jun.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9203208

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Diagnostic Errors; Globins/genetics; Homozygote; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Prenatal Diagnosis/methods; alpha-Thalassemia/diagnosis; Female; Gene Deletion; Humans; Multigene Family; Reproducibility of Results; Retrospective Studies; Sensitivity and Specificity; alpha-Thalassemia/genetics

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Prenatal Diagnosis / Globins / Polymerase Chain Reaction / Alpha-Thalassemia / Diagnostic Errors / Homozygote Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Female / Humans Language: En Journal: Prenat Diagn Year: 1997 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Taiwan

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