Variable haematological and clinical presentation of β‐thalassaemia carriers and homozygotes with the Poly A (T→C) mutation in the Indian population

To study the varied clinical and haematological profile of β‐thalassaemia homozygotes, compound heterozygotes and heterozygotes with the Poly A (T→C) mutation and its implication in prenatal diagnosis.

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