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.

DOI:

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

Keywords:

beta-Thalassemia, Hemoglobinopathies/epidemiology, Transients and Migrants

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Published

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. 5];37(10):746-7. Available from: https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/21772

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