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Molecular Variations Linked to the Grouping of β- and α-Globin Genes in Neonatal Patients with Sickle Cell Disease in the State of Pernambuco, Brazil
1 Jan 2007
Abstract excerpt
Various factors have been described as phenotypic modulators of sickle cell disease, such as levels of fetal hemoglobin (Hb F), presence of alpha-thalassemia (thal), and haplotypes of the beta-globin genes. In order to characterize and determine the frequency of the betaS and betaC mutations and the prevalence of -alpha3.7-thal, 74 patients with sickle cell disease detected during neonatal screening in the State...
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