Thalassemia and Hemoglobinopathy Screening in Women Attending Antenatal Clinic at a Tertiary Care Center in Uttarakhand, India: A Re-look at the Laboratory Parameters Mandating High-Performance Liquid Chromatography Workup.

The prevalence of these disorders is gradually showing an increasing trend in all parts of the world due to migratory populations [ 1 , 2 ]. β thalassemia is the most common thalassemia syndrome reported in India, along with some hemoglobinopathies being encountered primarily in certain regions/states of the country, like hemoglobin S (HbS) in Orissa, hemoglobin D (HbD) in Punjab, and hemoglobin E (HbE) in the north-eastern states [ 3 , 5 ].

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