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Genetic heterogeneity of beta-thalassemia at Cukurova in southern Turkey.
Hemoglobin - 1 May 2001
Cürük M A, Arpaci A, Attila G, Tuli A, Kilinç Y, Aksoy K, Yüreğir G T
Abstract excerpt
Beta-thalassemia is the most common genetic abnormality causing health problems worldwide. Cukurova, in the southern part of Turkey, being on the Mediterranean, is in the thalassemic belt. Since there is no cure for the disease at present, the frequency of the mutation types of beta-thalassemia must first be identified to aid in clinical follow-up and prenatal diagnosis. Carriers identified during a screening...
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