Shahida Anjum, Muhammad Tayyab, Sped Humayun Shah, Naseer Chaudry.
Detection of Beta-Thalassaemia Trait: A Study of Fifty Families.
J Ayub Med Coll Abottabad Jan ;13(2):11-3.

Background: This study was carried out to detect beta-thalassaemia trait in the siblings of beta thalassaemia major children by Hemoglobin (Hb) electrophoresis. Methods: Subjects were divided into two groups. Group 1 was the patients group comprising 100-subjects siblings of betathalassaemia major children and Group 2 was the control group with 25-subjects. Results: It was observed that 58% of the siblings of beta-thalassaemia major children had beta-thalassaemia trait. Even in the control group 2 subjects had beta thalassaemia trait, which shows that thalassaemia gene is very common in Hazara division of Pakistan.

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