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Types of thalassemia among patients attending a large university clinic in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Hemoglobin - 1 Jan 1992
George E, Li H J, Fei Y J, Reese A L, Baysal E, Cepreganova B, Wilson J B, Gu L H, Nechtman J F, Stoming T A
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We have identified the beta-thalassemia mutations in 59 patients with thalassemia major and 47 patients with Hb E-beta-thalassemia, and the deletional and nondeletional alpha-thalassemia determinants in 23 out of 24 patients with Hb H disease. All persons were attending the Haematology Clinic at the National University of Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia). Most patients (76) were of Malay descent, while 52...
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