title: Incidence of  -thalassaemia trait among Cypriots in London.
abstract: The incidence of beta-thalassaemia trait among Cypriots in London is about 14%, and the birth rate of children with thalassaemia major is 0.6%. The high incidence of the beta-thalassaemia gene among Cypriots suggests the desirability of screening Cypriot school-leavers for thalassaemia trait and following up any incidentally discovered cases with family studies and genetic counselling.
mesh_terms: D003535:Cyprus; D005260:Female; D005796:Genes; D005817:Genetic Counseling; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008131:London; D008297:Male; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000151:congenital / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics