Official Journal of the Human Genome Organisation
Table 1 Profile of studies included in the meta-analysis of β-thalassaemia mutations in India
Region | State(s) | Study period | Study population | No of subjects (alleles) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All India | 12 of 28 states | 1992–1998 | Referral | 1,228 (1,228) | Vaz et al. (2000) |
12 of 28 states | 1997–2006 | Referral | 1,029 (1,544) | Edison et al. (2008) | |
12 of 28 states | 1995–2007 | Referral and screening programmes | 2,089 (2,089) | Colah et al. (2009)a | |
West | Gujarat, Maharashtra, other non-West | Not stated | Referral | 269 (269) | Varawalla et al. (1991a)b |
Gujarat | Not stated | Referral | 248 (248) | Sheth et al. (2008) | |
North | Punjab, other non-North | 1991–1993 | Referral | 124 (195) | Garewal et al. (1994) |
Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Other North, Other non-North | Not stated | Referral | 474 (474) | Verma et al. (1997)c | |
Uttar Pradesh | 1988–1998 | Referral | 376 (376) | Agarwal et al. (2000b) | |
Punjab | 1998–2002 | Referrals | 176 (352) | Garewal and Das (2003) | |
Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Other non-North | 1998–2002 | Referral | 328 (328) | Gupta et al. (2003) | |
Punjab | 1998–2004 | Referral | 35 (88) | Garewal et al. (2005) | |
Uttar Pradesh | 2003–2007 | Referral and field study | 578 (626) | Tamhankar et al. (2009) | |
East | West Bengal | 1995–1998 | Referral and field study | 291 (221) | Das et al. (2000)d |
West Bengal | Not stated | Referral | 60 (80) | Kukreti et al. (2002) | |
West Bengal, Jharkand, Orissa, Other Northeast | 2000–2003 | Referral | 63 (110) | Bandyopadhyay et al. (2004)d,e | |
South | Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Other non-South | 2001–2003 | Referral | 77 (77) | Bashyam et al. (2004)d |
Andhra Pradesh | 2005–2007 | Referral | 190 (200) | Munshi et al. (2009)d |