Open AccessPrevalence of α-thalassaemia genotypes in pregnant women in northern Thailand
Author(s) -
Somphon Pharephan,
Pannee Sirivatanapa,
Sanit Makonkawkeyoon,
Wirote Tuntiwechapikul,
Luksana Makonkawkeyoon
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.578
H-Index - 87
ISSN - 0971-5916
DOI - 10.4103/0971-5916.182622
Subject(s) - genotype , medicine , compound heterozygosity , restriction fragment length polymorphism , thalassemia , prevalence , point mutation , pediatrics , genetics , biology , mutation , epidemiology , gene
Alpha-thalassaemias are genetic disorders with high prevalence in northern Thailand. However, common genotypes and current data on the prevalence of α-thalassaemias have not been reported in this region. Therefore, the objective of the present study was to determine the prevalence of α-thalassaemia genotypes in pregnant women in northern Thailand.