In addition to premarital screening programs, education of the general population is important in preventing hemoglobinopathies. The aim of the present study was the education of university students. Short questionnaires were applied before and after a prepared lecture. A 20-minute audiovisual education was provided including the clinical characteristics and inheritance of thalassemia and sickl...

T HE MODERN ERA ofprenatal testing for hematologic diseases began in 1974. Prior to that time, the only test available consisted of determination of fetal sex following amniocentesis in cases at risk for sex-linked disorders, such as the hemophilias. Methods for obtaining fetal blood in utero in ongoing pregnancies were initiated in 1974, and these developments led to the possibility of prenata...

T HE MODERN ERA ofprenatal testing for hematologic diseases began in 1974. Prior to that time, the only test available consisted of determination of fetal sex following amniocentesis in cases at risk for sex-linked disorders, such as the hemophilias. Methods for obtaining fetal blood in utero in ongoing pregnancies were initiated in 1974, and these developments led to the possibility of prenata...

T HE MODERN ERA ofprenatal testing for hematologic diseases began in 1974. Prior to that time, the only test available consisted of determination of fetal sex following amniocentesis in cases at risk for sex-linked disorders, such as the hemophilias. Methods for obtaining fetal blood in utero in ongoing pregnancies were initiated in 1974, and these developments led to the possibility of prenata...

T HE MODERN ERA ofprenatal testing for hematologic diseases began in 1974. Prior to that time, the only test available consisted of determination of fetal sex following amniocentesis in cases at risk for sex-linked disorders, such as the hemophilias. Methods for obtaining fetal blood in utero in ongoing pregnancies were initiated in 1974, and these developments led to the possibility of prenata...

BACKGROUND Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) remains the only curative treatment for many nonmalignant disorders, such as autoimmune disorders, inborn metabolic disorders, hemoglobinopathies, and immunodeficiency disorders. Autoimmune complications (AICs) after HSCT, such as autoimmune cytopenias, autoimmune hepatitis, primary biliary cirrhosis, and autoimmune cutaneous manifestati...

BACKGROUND The number of patients diagnosed with hereditary hemolytic anemia (HHA) has increased since the advent of novel diagnostic techniques that accurately identify this disorder. Here, we report data from a survey on the prevalence and characteristics of patients diagnosed with HHA in Korea from 2007 to 2011. METHODS Information on patients diagnosed with HHA in Korea and their clinical...