High Prevalence of Alpha- and Beta-Thalassemia in the Kadazandusuns in East Malaysia: Challenges in Providing Effective Health Care for an Indigenous Group

• Main Authors: Jin-Ai, Mary Anne Tan, Lee, Ping Chin, Yong, Chui Wee, Kim, Lian Tan, Noor Fadzlin Mahali, Elizabeth George, Kek, Heng Chua
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2010
• Subjects: RA Public aspects of medicine; RC Internal medicine
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/21424/1/High%20Prevalence%20of%20Alpha-%20and%20Beta-Thalassemia%20in%20the%20Kadazandusuns%20in%20East%20Malaysia%20Challenges%20in%20Providing%20Effective%20Health%20Care%20for%20an%20Indigenous%20Group.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/21424/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/706872

Thalassemia can lead to severe transfusion-dependent anemia, and it is the most common genetic disorder in Malaysia. This paper aims to determine the prevalence of thalassemia in the Kadazandusuns, the largest indigenous group in Sabah, East Malaysia. - and -thalassemia were confirmed in 33.6% and 1...