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Molecular spectrum of alpha-thalassemia in the Iranian population of Hormozgan: three novel point mutation defects.
American journal of hematology - 1 Oct 2003
Harteveld C L, Yavarian M, Zorai A, Quakkelaar E D, van Delft P, Giordano P C
Abstract excerpt
We describe the molecular spectrum of alpha-thalassemia mutations in a population sample of newborns in the South-Iranian province of Hormozgan. Out of 660 randomly collected blood samples 218 (33%) had visibly elevated Hb Bart's. DNA was extracted from 78 samples out of this selection (n=156), o...
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