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Molecular heterogeneity of beta-thalassemia in the United Arab Emirates.
Community genetics - 1 Jan 2005
Baysal E
Abstract excerpt
The beta-thalassemia alleles in 313 national patients of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been characterized using PCR-based DNA-diagnostic techniques including DNA sequencing. A total of 212 patients had homozygous beta-thalassemia and the remaining 101 were compound heterozygotes. More than half of the patients were homozygous for the IVS-I-5 (G-->C) mutation followed by the sickle cell gene. The latter...
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