| Women with preterm delivery and pregnancies complicated by hemoglobinopathies, hypertension, or multiple gestation were excluded. |
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| The thalassemias, sickle cell disease, and other hemoglobinopathies represent a major group of inherited disorders of hemoglobin synthesis. |
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| Hemoglobinopathies can be classified into thalassemias and abnormal hemoglobinopathies. |
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| The G8 utilizes gold standard ion-exchange HPLC with visual identification of hemoglobinopathies. |
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| The detecting methods for HbAlc have the potential of detecting coexisting Hb variants or hemoglobinopathies. |
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| Genetic disorders, and in particular hemoglobinopathies such as sickle cell anemia and thalassemia are common in Saudi Arabia, especially in the eastern and southern regions. |
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| Twenty-seven additional chapters treat erythropoiesis, thalassemia, sickle cell anemia, and hemoglobinopathies, their world distribution and health burden. |
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