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THALASSEMIA SCREENING

Many countries have achieved zero thalassemia by carrier couple identification


before pregnancy
Screening is symptomless
Just a blood test needed to identify it
To identify a c arrier
CBC
MCV<75
MCH<25
HbA2>3.5

MUTATIONS IN THALASSEMIA
IVSI-5(G>C)
619-bp del
IVSI-1(G>T)
Codon 41/42 (-TCCT)
Codon 8/9(+G)
Codon 15(G>A)
Codon 30(G>C)
Cap site +1(A>C)
Codon 5(-CT)
Codon 16(-C)

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