Thalassemia mutations and their clinical aspects in Japan.

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Thalassemia (thal) is one of the most prevalent congenital disorders in a world, especially in an endemic area of Plasmodium falciparum. The thal is relatively rare in northeast Asia including Japan where malaria is uncommon. However, thal in Japan has peculiar mutation spectrum and characteristics. Most b-thal patients in Japan are heteorozygote and thal minor as a phenotype. They are prone to be misdiagnosed as...

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