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Hemoglobin E-beta-thalassemia: Progress report from the International Study Group.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - 1 Jan 2005
Premawardhena Anuja, De Silver Shanthimala, Arambepola Mahinda, Olivieri Nancy F, Vichinsky Elliott P, Merson Laura, Muraco Giulia, Allen Angela, Fisher Christopher, Peto Timothy, Weatherall David J
Abstract excerpt
A long-term observational study of Hb E-beta-thalassemia in Sri Lanka is beginning to define some of the genetic and environmental factors that are responsible for its remarkable phenotypic variability. In this population there is a very small difference between the steady-state hemoglobin levels between the mild and severe phenotypes, and it has been possible to stop transfusion in many of those who have been on...
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