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Origin of the frameshift codons 41/42 (-TCTT) mutation in the first cases described in the Spanish population.
Hemoglobin - 1 Jan 2008
Ropero Paloma, de la Iglesia Silvia, Calvo-Villas Jose M, González Fernando Ataúlfo, Paúl Rosa, Villegas Ana
Abstract excerpt
Thalassemias are hereditary anemias. In beta-thalassemia (beta-thal), beta-globin synthesis is either deficient or absent. A high incidence of beta-thal is found in populations of Mediterranean and African origin. Smaller, but significant concentrations of beta-thal are present throughout the Middle East, India, Pakistan and China, while sporadic cases have been reported in most ethnic groups. Over 200 beta-thal...
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