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Beta thalassemia trait: detection at birth |
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| Authors: | Y W Kan D G Nathan |
| Abstract: | The synthesis of alpha, beta, and gamma chains in samples of cord blood was measured by the incorporation of leucine labeled with carbon-14 into these chains. In a newborn affected with beta thalassemia trait, the presence of one beta thalassemia gene was revealed on the 1st day of life by the lower specific radioactivity of the beta chain. |
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