An investigation into the reasons for non-uptake of carrier testing in a family affected by alpha thalassaemia X-linked mental retardation (ATR-X) syndrome

Includes abstract. === Includes bibliographical references (leaves 127-134). === Alpha thalassaemia X-linked mental retardation (ATR-X) syndrome is a rare, X-linked intellectual disability syndrome with an estimated prevalence in the range of 1-9/1 000 000. The prevalence in South Africa (SA) is unk...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Verkijk, Nakita
Other Authors: Futter, Merle
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11481