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Effect of the maternal βE-globin gene on hematologic responses to iron supplementation during pregnancy
Author(s) -
Kanokwan Sanchaisuriya,
Supan Fucharoen,
Thawalwong Ratanasiri,
Pattara Sanchaisuriya,
Goonnapa Fucharoen,
Ekkehart Dietz,
Frank Peter Schelp
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.1093/ajcn/85.2.474
Subject(s) - mean corpuscular volume , mean corpuscular hemoglobin , medicine , mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration , hemoglobin , ferritin , thalassemia , pregnancy , anemia , iron deficiency , gestational age , physiology , gastroenterology , endocrinology , biology , genetics
It is customary in Southeast Asia to treat pregnant anemic women with iron supplements, but anemia in this region may be complicated by thalassemia and hemoglobinopathies, which lead to an ineffective response.

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