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beta-Thalassaemia intermedia in a Turkish girl: homozygosity for G-->A substitution at +22 relative to the beta-globin cap site.
British journal of haematology - 1 Oct 2001
Oner R, Oner C, Birben E, Sözen M, Gümrük F, Gürgey A, Altay C
Abstract excerpt
We provide the first description of a homozygote patient for the G-->A substitution in the 5' UTR of the beta-globin gene. The proband was a 17-year-old girl with beta-thalassaemia intermedia who had never received a blood transfusion. The physical examination revealed a well-developed women with no facial or bony abnormalities. There was mild paleness and mild splenomegaly which was 2 cm below the costal margin....
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