The Effect of Globalization on Hemoglobinopathies and its Genetic Inheritance: The Booster Effect of Genetic Combinations

Catarina Guerreiro Ferreira; Ana Filipa Lima; Adelina Sitari; Anabela Ferrão; Elsa Rocha

doi:10.20344/amp.21772

The Effect of Globalization on Hemoglobinopathies and its Genetic Inheritance: The Booster Effect of Genetic Combinations

Authors

Catarina Guerreiro Ferreira Serviço de Pediatria. Hospital de Faro. Unidade Local de Saúde do Algarve. https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3655-6106
Ana Filipa Lima Serviço de Pediatria. Hospital de Faro. Unidade Local de Saúde do Algarve.
Adelina Sitari Serviço de Pediatria. Hospital de Faro. Unidade Local de Saúde do Algarve.
Anabela Ferrão Unidade de Hematologia Pediátrica. Departamento de Pediatria. Hospital de Santa Maria. Unidade Local de Saúde de Santa Maria. Lisboa.
Elsa Rocha Serviço de Pediatria. Hospital de Faro. Unidade Local de Saúde do Algarve.

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https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.21772

Keywords:

beta-Thalassemia, Hemoglobinopathies/epidemiology, Transients and Migrants

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2024-10-01

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Guerreiro Ferreira C, Lima AF, Sitari A, Ferrão A, Rocha E. The Effect of Globalization on Hemoglobinopathies and its Genetic Inheritance: The Booster Effect of Genetic Combinations. Acta Med Port [Internet]. 2024 Oct. 1 [cited 2024 Oct. 10];37(10):746-7. Available from: https://actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/21772

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Vol. 37 No. 10 (2024): October

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