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Using DNA testing for the precise, definite, and low-cost diagnosis of sickle cell disease and other Haemoglobinopathies: findings from Tanzania

BACKGROUND: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an important cause of under-five mortality. Tanzania is the 5th country in the world with the highest births prevalence of SCD individuals. Significant advances in the neonatal diagnosis of SCD using rapid point-of-care testing have been made. However genetic...

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Autores principales: Christopher, Heavenlight, Burns, Adam, Josephat, Emmanuel, Makani, Julie, Schuh, Anna, Nkya, Siana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8679995/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34915846
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12864-021-08220-x