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Thalassaemia-like carriers not linked to the beta-globin gene cluster.
British journal of haematology - 1 Mar 2006
Faà Valeria, Meloni Alessandra, Moi Loredana, Ibba Giuseppe, Travi Maurizio, Vitucci Antonio, Cao Antonio, Rosatelli Maria Cristina
Abstract excerpt
This study describes the largest series reported to date, of individuals belonging to unrelated families carrying a beta-thalassaemia-like phenotype in whom the beta-globin gene was found to be structurally intact by sequence analysis. This genetic determinant appears haematologically heterogeneous, displaying either a silent beta-thalassaemia-like phenotype or a typical beta-thalassaemia carrier-like phenotype...
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