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Genetic modifiers of beta-thalassemia.
Haematologica - 1 May 2005
Thein Swee Lay
Abstract excerpt
As the defective genes for more and more genetic disorders become unravelled, it is clear that patients with apparently identical genotypes can have many different clinical conditions even in simple monogenic disorders. Beta thalassemia occurs when there is a deficiency in the synthesis of beta globin chains. The clinical manifestations of beta thalassemia are extremely diverse, spanning a broad spectrum from...
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