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Hb H (beta4) disease in Cukurova, Southern Turkey.
Hemoglobin - 1 Jan 2007
Cürük Mehmet Akif
Abstract excerpt
In this study, 32 patients with Hb H (beta(4)) disease have been identified. Three different alpha-thalassemia-1 (thal) determinants; nine with the -17.4 kb (MED I) type, 12 with the -20.5 kb type and 10 with the -26.5 kb (MED II) type were characterized. Of the 32 patients, 19 had the 3.7 kb deletion and one had the 4.2 kb deletion in trans to alpha-thal-1 determinants. Only one patient, homozygous for the...
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