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Dinucleotide deletion in -alpha3.7 allele causes a severe form of alpha+ thalassaemia.
European journal of haematology - 1 Aug 2003
Viprakasit Vip, Ayyub Helena, May Alison
Abstract excerpt
We describe a family of Italian origin in which the father and his two children had hypochromia and microcytosis with normal iron status. All individuals underwent an uneventful clinical course and required no treatment. To investigate the molecular basis of this phenotype, which is a prerequisite for further genetic counselling, we revealed that all affected family members are carriers of a common form of alpha+...
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