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HAEMOGLOBINOPATHIES: A REVIEW PART 1
Author(s) -
Holcombe Yvonne M.,
Berdoukas V. A.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1981.tb135378.x
Subject(s) - scope (computer science) , inheritance (genetic algorithm) , thalassemia , cover (algebra) , medicine , computer science , intensive care medicine , risk analysis (engineering) , engineering , biology , genetics , mechanical engineering , gene , programming language
This is the first part of a three‐part review on haemoglobinopathies, particularly the thalassaemias. We have attempted to present a clear, concise and practical analysis of this medical problem on which much complicated and complex material has been produced. In this article, we describe the incidence, inheritance and genetic abnormalities and make recommendations for investigations of people who may be carriers. It is beyond the scope of this review to cover all the haemoglobinopathies. We only discuss those that are relevant to the thalassaemia syndromes.