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ORIGINAL ARTICLEBenign Hematology

Prenatal Diagnosis of Hemoglobinopathies in Hacettepe University, Turkey

M. Sinan BeksacDivision of Maternal Fetal Medicine and Perinatology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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Fatma GumrukDivision of Pediatric Hematology, Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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Aytemiz GurgeyDivision of Pediatric Hematology, Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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Nur CakarDepartment of Histology and Embryology, Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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Sezcan MumusogluDivision of Maternal Fetal Medicine and Perinatology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ozgur OzyuncuDivision of Maternal Fetal Medicine and Perinatology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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Cigdem AltayDivision of Pediatric Hematology, Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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Pages 51-55 | Received 01 Nov 2009, Accepted 07 Jul 2010, Published online: 23 Sep 2010

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