Molecular basis of beta-thalassemia in Morocco: possible origins of the molecular heterogeneity.

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We present the molecular spectrum of beta-thalassemia in the Moroccan population obtained by the identification of molecular defects responsible for this disease, and herewith we show that the Moroccan population is genetically heterogeneous; 18 different mutations have been found in the 158 beta-globin chromosomes studied. Eight mutations [codon 39 (C --> T), FSC-8 (-AA), IVS-II-745 (C --> G), -29 (A --> G),...

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