Thalassemias and hemoglobinopathies in Turkey.
Hemoglobin
; 38(5): 305-7, 2014.
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ABSTRACT
Thalassemias and hemoglobinopathies are a serious health problem in Turkey. There is a 70-year history of thalassemia in Turkey. The first patient with ß-thalassemia major (ß-TM) was reported in 1941. The first clinical and hematological studies were published by Aksoy in 1958. The overall incidence of ß-thalassemia (ß-thal) was reported by Çavdar and Arcasoy to be 2.1% in 1971. Important steps such as written regulations, education and prevention campaigns, have been taken to prevent thalassemia in Turkey by the Ministry of Health (MOH), the Turkish National Hemoglobinopathy Council (TNHC) and the Thalassemia Federation of Turkey (TFT) since 2000. A national hemoglobinopathy prevention program was started in provinces with a high prevalence by the MOH in 2003. While the percentage of premarital screening test was 30.0% of all couples in 2003, it reached 86.0% in 2013. While the number of newborn with thalassemias and hemoglobinopathies was 272 in 2002, it had dropped to 25 in 2010. There has been a 90.0% reduction of affected births in the last 10 years.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Talasemia
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Promoción de la Salud
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Hemoglobinopatías
Tipo de estudio:
Incidence_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Hemoglobin
Año:
2014
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Article
País de afiliación:
Turquía