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Molecular characterization of alpha-thalassemia in Pakistan.
Hemoglobin - 1 Aug 2003
Khan Shaheen N, Hasan Farrukh, Sollaino Carla, Perseu Luciana, Riazuddin Sheikh
Abstract excerpt
Common alpha-thalassemia (thal) rearrangements were studied in a normal random population and in six ethnic groups of Pakistan. Analyses of 204 individuals from the normal population revealed the presence of only the -alpha(3.7) allele with an overall frequency of 8.3%. Ethnic differences were st...
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