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Co-inheritance of alpha and beta-thalassemia in a Jordanian family.
Clinical laboratory science : journal of the American Society for Medical Technology - 1 Jan 2006
Al Qaddoumi Ayman A
Abstract excerpt
Additional alpha-genes may increase the severity of heterozygous beta-thalassemia. Conversely, the co-inheritance of alpha-thalassemia with homozygous beta-thalassemia and the consequent reduction in alpha-globin chain excess often results in a milder clinical and haematological phenotype. This study describes the hematological and the molecular data resulting from the interaction between alpha and...
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