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Novel and Mediterranean beta thalassemia mutations in the indigenous Northern Ireland population.
Blood cells, molecules & diseases - 1 Jan 2000
Knott M, Ramadan K M A, Savage G, Jones F G C, El-Agnaf M, McMullin M F, Percy M J
Abstract excerpt
beta thalassemia is one of the most common genetic diseases worldwide resulting from aberrant beta-globin chain production. It is highly prevalent in regions with endemic malaria, but it is also present at low frequency in the indigenous populations of non-tropical areas such as Britain. Screening beta thalassemia trait individuals from Northern Ireland has detected 2 Mediterranean mutations, 39 (C --> T) and...
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